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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.