CVE-2008-5666 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in WinFTP FTP Server version 2.3.0. An authenticated remote attacker can crash the server by initiating multiple FTP sessions and issuing an invalid "NLST -1" command while in passive mode. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5, indicating a low severity, as it requires authentication and only results in partial availability impact. Despite its age, public exploit modules exist in Metasploit and ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, KEV listing, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:winftp_ftp_server:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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