FTPshell Server 3.38 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) by multiple connections and disconne
FTPshell Server 3.38 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) by multiple connections and disconnections without using the QUIT command.
- Published
- Aug 3, 2005
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.4% · 71th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
8
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.4%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ftpshell | ftpshell server | cpe:2.3:a:ftpshell:ftpshell_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ftpshell ftpshell server3.38
Same product
ftpshell: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2020-18077A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Virtual Path Mapping component of FTPShell v6.83 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).30Monitor
- CVE-2018-25226FTPShell Server 6.83 Denial of Service via Account Name27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2005-07-26 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-8 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7729 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112239297430460&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/16189
- securitytracker.com/id?1014580
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14382
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21531
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.