CVE-2008-5175 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceFTP Freeware 3.80.3 and AceFTP Pro 3.80.3 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.

Published: 2008-11-19

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:visicommedia:aceftp:3.80.3:_nil_:freeware:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:visicommedia:aceftp:3.80.3:_nil_:pro:::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5153	Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceFTP Freeware 3.80.3 and AceFTP Pro 3.80.3 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02533.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30792
http://vuln.sg/aceftp3803-en.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29989
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1954/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43400

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Visicommedia Aceftp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-19T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.225Z

Reserved: 2008-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5175

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-19T18:11:50.030

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:59:23.957

Link: CVE-2008-5175

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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