CVE-2008-0590 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-02-05

Score: 9.0 Critical

EPSS: 22.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.22169.

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

No history.

Subscriptions

Progress Ws Ftp Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-05T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:21.700Z

Reserved: 2008-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0590

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-05T12:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:49:56.173

Link: CVE-2008-0590

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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