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CVE-2008-5666 (GCVE-0-2008-5666)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-18 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:04
VLAI
Summary
WinFTP FTP Server 2.3.0, when passive (aka PASV) mode is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a sequence of FTP sessions that include an invalid "NLST -1" command.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2801 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4785 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://secunia.com/advisories/32209 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021040 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6717 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Date Public
2008-10-09 00:00
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