CVE-2008-2779

N/A Unknown
Published: June 19, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Home 8.2.0 Build 02.26.2008.4 and CuteFTP Pro 8.2.0 Build 04.01.2008.1 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in responses to LIST commands, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29760
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://vuln.sg/cuteftp820-en.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020113
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1653/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42633
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29760
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://vuln.sg/cuteftp820-en.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020113
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1653/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42633
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
46th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

globalscape

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