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TI-2008-04357 Aliases CVE-2008-4572GHSA-2ppc-v4fh-g52h

GuildFTPd 0.999.14, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a…

Priority HIGH 77CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.60692 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:guildftpd:guildftpd:0.999.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.999.14VulnerableGuildftpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:guildftpd:guildftpd:0.999.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.999.14 Vulnerable ·Guildftpd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4572
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2ppc-v4fh-g52h

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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