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Ipswitch WS FTP Client Format String Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is running WS FTP Client, which is prone to Format String Vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

Issue is due to a format string error when processing responses of the FTP server.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Ipswitch WS FTP Home/Professional 2007 and prior versions.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Ipswitch WS FTP Home/Professional version 12 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)