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CuteFTP Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Buffer overflow

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

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The host is installed with CuteFTP and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to error in 'Create New Site' feature when connecting to sites having an overly long label. This can be exploited to corrupt heap memory by tricking a user into importing a malicious site list and connecting to a site having an overly long label.

Affected Software

Affected Software

CuteFTP Home/Pro/Lite 8.3.3, 8.3.3.54 on Windows.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.3.4 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)