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CVE-2008-4588 (GCVE-0-2008-4588)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-15 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:24
VLAI
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the FTP server in Etype Eserv 3.x, possibly 3.26, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the ABOR command.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31753 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.zeroscience.org/codes/eserv_bof.txt x_refsource_MISC
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4415 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6752 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2008-10-14 00:00
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