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CVE-2008-4572 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32218 CVEVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4422 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45818 CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6738 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31729 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
guildftpd guildftpd
0.999.14

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:guildftpd:guildftpd:0.999.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4572
NVD Published Date:
Oct 15, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-4572 Details - Not Deferred