CVE-2023-53886 (GCVE-0-2023-53886)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-15 20:28 – Updated: 2026-05-12 20:46
VLAI
Title
Xlight FTP Server 3.9.3.6 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via Execute Program
Summary
Xlight FTP Server 3.9.3.6 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'Execute Program' configuration that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by inserting 294 characters into the program execution configuration, causing a denial of service condition.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-08-04 00:00
Credits
Yehia Elghaly
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