CVE-2003-1261 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in CuteFTP versions 5.0 and 5.0.1, allowing local users to trigger a denial of service by copying an excessively long URL to the clipboard. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a partial impact on availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting some level of awareness despite its age and low risk profile.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:globalscape:cuteftp:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:globalscape:cuteftp:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.