Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 4.0.2 (1) allow remote authenticated…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 4.0.2 (1) allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by causing a large error string to be generated by the ALLO handler, or (2) may allow remote FTP administrators to execute arbitrary code by causing a long hostname or username to be inserted into a reply to a STAT command while a file is being transferred.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1883
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w48h-f732-2m7j
References
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- TI-2003-00715 Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP 3 and 4 allow remote authenticated users to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04675 Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2006-04816 Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1, and possibly other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2001-00976 Buffer overflows in WS_FTP 2.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-22761 WS_FTP Server Directory Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2004-1883 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1883 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w48h-f732-2m7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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