Off-by-one error in the do_login_loop function in libwzd-core/wzd_login.c in wzdftpd…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Off-by-one error in the do_login_loop function in libwzd-core/wzd_login.c in wzdftpd 0.8.0, 0.8.2, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long USER command that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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-2007-5300
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjg5-38g6-376g
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 2
More Wzdftpd vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02912 wzdftpd 0.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2007-00418 Unspecified vulnerability in the chtbl_lookup function in hash.c for WzdFTPD 8.0 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2003-00448 wzdftpd 0.1rc4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2007-5300 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5300 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjg5-38g6-376g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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