MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-5300

Wzdftpd vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
4.9%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
Off-by-one error in the do_login_loop function in libwzd-core/wzd_login.c in wzdftpd 0.8.0, 0.8.2, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long USER command that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected vendor
Wzdftpd
Affected product
Wzdftpd
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
  • CWE-189
Published
2007-10-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-5300

  • Confirm whether Wzdftpd Wzdftpd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-5300.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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