CVE-2008-0590

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Published Feb 5, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 9.0 Critical EPSS 22.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server with SSH 6.1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long opendir command.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0600	Buffer overflow in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server with SSH 6.1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long opendir command.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 22.2% (22.169% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28753
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3609
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487441/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27573
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0400/references
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5044

History

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Subscriptions

Progress Ws Ftp Server

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 5, 2008, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:54 AM
Reserved: Feb 4, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 5, 2008, 12:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

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