MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2031

Vicftps vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
46.3%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
VicFTPS 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted LIST command, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Affected vendor
Vicftps
Affected product
Vicftps
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2008-04-30

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 46.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

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  • Confirm whether Vicftps Vicftps is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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