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TI-2018-15459 Aliases CVE-2018-25234GHSA-qc7g-9546-gc47

SmartFTP Client 9.0.2615.0 Denial of Service via Host Field

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-466Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

SmartFTP Client 9.0.2615.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Host field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 300 repeated characters into the Host connection parameter to trigger an application crash.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SmartftpSmartFTP Client9.0.2615.0—No fix listedCNA
  • SmartFTP Client VendorSmartftp Affected 9.0.2615.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:smartftp:smartftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.0.2615.0VulnerableSmartftp
  • cpe:2.3:a:smartftp:smartftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.2615.0 Vulnerable ·Smartftp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25234
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc7g-9546-gc47

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2021-22407 SmartFTP Client 10.0.2909.0 - 'Multiple' Denial of Service CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.6
  • TI-2010-04594 Unspecified vulnerability in SmartFTP before 4.0 Build 1142 allows attackers to have an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02961 Directory traversal vulnerability in SmartSoft Ltd SmartFTP Client 4.0.1124.0, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2003-01219 Multiple buffer overflows in SmartFTP 1.0.973, and other versions before 1.0.976, allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2007-00768 Heap-based buffer overflow in SmartFTP 2.0.1002 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a large banner. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-04917 Untrusted search path vulnerability in SmartFTP 4.0.1140.0 allows local users to gain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9

Sources

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