CVE-2008-0590
highpriority · attend · 54EPSS 0.222 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server with SSH 6.1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long opendir command.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-5044Ipswitch WS_FTP Server with SSH 6.1.0.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)functional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28753enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3609enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487441/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27573enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0400/referencesenisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5044enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28753Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3609nvd
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