CVE-2021-47791 (GCVE-0-2021-47791)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-15 23:25 – Updated: 2026-01-16 21:12
VLAI?
Title
SmartFTP Client 10.0.2909.0 - 'Multiple' Denial of Service
Summary
SmartFTP Client 10.0.2909.0 contains multiple denial of service vulnerabilities that allow attackers to crash the application through specific input manipulation. Attackers can trigger crashes by entering malformed paths, using invalid IP addresses, or clearing connection history in the client's interface.
Severity ?
4.6 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Smartftp SmartFTP Client Affected: 10.0.2909.0 (32 and 64 bit)
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Credits
Eric Salario
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