CVE-2009-3976 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Labtam ProFTP version 2.9. This flaw allows a malicious remote FTP server to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on a client by sending an excessively long 220 reply (welcome message). With a CVSS score of 9.3 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for exploitation, despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:labtam-inc:proftp:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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