CVE-2008-4452 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Cambridge Computer Corporation vxFtpSrv version 2.0.3. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash and hang) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending an excessively long CWD request. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cambridge_computer_corporation:vxftpsrv:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
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