CVE-2018-7573

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.7. A remote FTP server can send 400 characters of 'F' in conjunction with the FTP 220 response code to crash the application; after this overflow, one can run arbitrary code on the victim machine. This is similar to CVE-2009-3364 and CVE-2017-6465.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 78.38% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory cxsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44968/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018030011 third party advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44596/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7573?
CVE-2018-7573 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7573?
To fix CVE-2018-7573, 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-2018-7573 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-7573 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~78% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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