Buffer overflow in Guildftpd
CVE-2008-4572
GuildFTPd 0.999.14, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the CWD and LIST commands, which triggers heap corruption related to an improper free call, and possibly triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.607 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.607 · newest: 0.607 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Guildftpd — versions 0.999.14
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31729 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32218 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2794 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6738 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45818 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4422 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4572?
- CVE-2008-4572 is a vulnerability in Guildftpd, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-10-15.
- Is CVE-2008-4572 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.