CVE-2008-3734 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007.0.0.2 and WS_FTP Professional 2007.1.0.0 allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a connection greeting (response).
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 13.95% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-134 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-08-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ipswitch | ws ftp home |
| ipswitch | ws ftp pro |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ipswitch WS_FTP Home/Professional FTP Client - Remote Format String (PoC) | 2008-08-17 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31504
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4173
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30720
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020713
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020714
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44512
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6257
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31504
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4173
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30720
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020713
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020714
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44512
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6257
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