CVE-2009-4775 describes a format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional versions prior to 12.2. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service by injecting format string specifiers into the status code of an HTTP response, causing the application to crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild, a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of Metasploit or Nuclei modules, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:12.0:-:home:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:12.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:12.0.1:-:home:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:12.0.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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