CVE-2018-25234
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 11 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
SmartFTP Client 9.0.2615.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Host field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 300 repeated characters into the Host connection parameter to trigger an application crash.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45759cnnvd
- https://www.smartftp.com/en-us/cnnvd
- https://www.smartftp.com/en-us/downloadcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smartftp-client-denial-of-service-via-host-fieldcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45759enisa_euvd
- https://www.smartftp.com/en-us/enisa_euvd
- https://www.smartftp.com/en-us/downloadenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smartftp-client-denial-of-service-via-host-fieldenisa_euvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan