HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-5754

Bulletproof Ftp Client vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
4.6%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in BulletProof FTP Client allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .bps file (aka Session-File) with a long second line, possibly a related issue to CVE-2008-5753.
Affected vendor
Bpftp
Affected product
Bulletproof Ftp Client
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-12-30

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 4.6% 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-2008-5754

  • Confirm whether Bpftp Bulletproof Ftp Client is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-5754.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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