CVE-2008-4572 describes a critical heap corruption vulnerability in GuildFTPd versions 0.999.14 and potentially others, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. This flaw is exploited by sending excessively long arguments to CWD and LIST commands, leading to an improper free call and a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code and a Metasploit module exist, indicating its exploitability, though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.999.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:guildftpd:guildftpd:0.999.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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