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TI-2009-04887 Aliases CVE-2009-5141GHSA-2xwc-ff9j-7r5h

Format string vulnerability in War FTP Daemon (warftpd) 1.82 RC 12 allows remote…

Priority LOW 24CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in War FTP Daemon (warftpd) 1.82 RC 12 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a LIST command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02681 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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:jgaa:warftpd:1.8.2:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2 rc12VulnerableJgaa
  • cpe:2.3:a:jgaa:warftpd:1.8.2:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 rc12 Vulnerable ·Jgaa

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-5141
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2xwc-ff9j-7r5h

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-1999-00253 Buffer overflow in War FTP allows remote execution of commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-02037 Unspecified vulnerability in War FTP Daemon (warftpd) 1.82, when running as a Windows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00044 Macros in War FTP 1.70 and 1.67b2 allow local or remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-02115 Buffer overflow in WDM.exe in WarFTPD allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2000-00131 Buffer overflow in War FTPd 1.6x allows users to cause a denial of service via long MKD and CWD commands. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-1999-00953 War FTP Daemon 1.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by flooding it with connections. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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