CVE-2009-4775 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 12 before 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in the status code portion of an HTTP response.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.61% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-134 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-04-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ipswitch | ws ftp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ipswitch WS_FTP 12 Professional - Remote Format String (PoC) | 2009-09-09 |
References
- http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP%20122/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_com_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftp122releasenotesenglish#link23
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9607
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/nocoolnameforawsftppoc.pl.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36297
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53098
- http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP%20122/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_com_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftp122releasenotesenglish#link23
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9607
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/nocoolnameforawsftppoc.pl.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36297
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53098
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