CVE-2008-6424 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in FFFTP 1.96b allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a response to an FTP LIST command with a filename that contains a .. (dot dot).

Published: 2009-03-06

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jun_sota:ffftp:1.96b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6394	Directory traversal vulnerability in FFFTP 1.96b allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a response to an FTP LIST command with a filename that contains a .. (dot dot).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00408.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/45894
http://secunia.com/advisories/30428
http://vuln.sg/FFFTP196b-en.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29459
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1708/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42796

History

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Subscriptions

Jun Sota Ffftp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-03-06T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:27:35.988Z

Reserved: 2009-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6424

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-03-06T18:30:00.420

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-6424

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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