CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-3734

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Aug 20, 2008 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007.0.0.2 and WS_FTP Professional 2007.1.0.0 allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a connection greeting (response).

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ws_ftp_home Ipswitch 2007.0.0.2 (including) 2007.0.0.2 (including)
Ws_ftp_pro Ipswitch 2007.1.0.0 (including) 2007.1.0.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References