CVE-2008-5045 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Network-Client FTP Now 2.6, and possibly other versions, allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a 200 server response that is exactly 1024 characters long.

Published: 2008-11-13

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 3.4% Low

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:network-client.com:ftp_now:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5024	Heap-based buffer overflow in Network-Client FTP Now 2.6, and possibly other versions, allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a 200 server response that is exactly 1024 characters long.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03352.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4583
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32080
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46319
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6926

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Network-client.com Ftp Now

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:16.764Z

Reserved: 2008-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5045

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-13T01:00:02.160

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:59:08.823

Link: CVE-2008-5045

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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