LightFTP version 1.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the "writelogentry" function…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
LightFTP version 1.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the "writelogentry" function resulting a denial of services or a remote code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03379 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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
| 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-2017-1000218
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99f9-pxvv-mm22
References
More hfiref0x Lightftp vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09823 A race condition in LightFTP through 2.2 allows an attacker to achieve path traversal via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-40345 A buffer overflow in the g_cfg.MaxUsers component of LightFTP v2.0 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-1000218 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000218 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99f9-pxvv-mm22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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