CVE-2008-4247
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.053 · 93 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ftpd in OpenBSD 4.3, FreeBSD 7.0, NetBSD 4.0, Solaris, and possibly other operating systems interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and execute arbitrary FTP commands via a long ftp:// URI that leverages an existing session from the FTP client implementation in a web browser.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-32399Multiple Vendor FTP Server - Long Command Handling Securityfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (4)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (28)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3115enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32068enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32070enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33341enisa_euvd
- http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:12.ftpd.ascenisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/56enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4313enisa_euvd
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/libexec/ftpd/ftpcmd.yenisa_euvd
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