CVE-2008-6829 (GCVE-0-2008-6829)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-06-08 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:42
VLAI
Summary
VicFTPS 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a LIST command that starts with a "/\/" (forward slash, backward slash, forward slash). NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-2031.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6834 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2927 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Date Public
2008-10-24 00:00
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