PT-2008-2216 · Ipswitch · Ipswitch Ws Ftp Server With Ssh

Securfrog · Published 2008-02-05 · Updated 2023-10-11 · CVE-2008-0590

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ipswitch WS FTP Server with SSH version 6.1.0.0

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long opendir command. This can be exploited by sending a long command to the server, potentially leading to a buffer overflow.

Recommendations For Ipswitch WS FTP Server with SSH version 6.1.0.0, consider restricting access to the opendir command as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Avoid using long commands that could trigger the buffer overflow until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0590

Affected Products

Ipswitch Ws Ftp Server With Ssh

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5044 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0590 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28753 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59273 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27573 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0400/references · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3609 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/487441/100/0/threaded · Note