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GHSA-HXPR-5V98-MW59

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-15 21:30 – Updated: 2025-12-19 00:31

Details

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 ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-15 20:28 – Updated: 2025-12-15 21:46

Title

Xlight FTP Server 3.9.3.6 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via Execute Program

Summary

Severity ?

5.7 (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

CWE

CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51665	exploit
	https://www.xlightftpd.com/	product
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xlight-ftp-s…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Xlightftpd	Xlight FTP Server	Affected: 3.9.3.6

Credits

Yehia Elghaly

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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

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