CVE-2004-0739

CVE-2004-0739 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Whisper FTP Surfer 1.0.7. This flaw allows malicious FTP servers to trigger a denial of service (client crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code on a user's system by providing an excessively long filename. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.