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$ cve CVE-2009-3484 JSON

CVE-2009-3484 EXPLOIT

9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Core FTP 2.1 build 1612 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname in an FTP server entry in a site backup file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Scoring

CVSS9.3 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS5.64% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-119
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2009-09-30
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
coreftpcore ftp

Public exploits

References

→ the Explorer  ·  watch your stack  ·  NVD