CVE-2008-6424

Public Exploit

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).

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30428 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42796 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29459 vdb entry
http://vuln.sg/FFFTP196b-en.html exploit
http://osvdb.org/45894 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1708/references vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6424?
CVE-2008-6424 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6424?
To fix CVE-2008-6424, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-6424 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6424 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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