Stack-based buffer overflow in FTPShell Server 4.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in FTPShell Server 4.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a licensing key (aka .key) file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05859 93rd 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
| 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-2009-0349
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg8c-5wpg-6v3r
More Ftpshell Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15672 FTP Shell Server 6.83 Buffer Overflow via Account Name CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2018-15451 FTPShell Server 6.83 Denial of Service via Account Name CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2020-13306 A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Virtual Path Mapping component of FTPShell v6.83… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-02296 FTPshell Server 3.38 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2009-0349 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0349 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cg8c-5wpg-6v3r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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