CVE-2007-0338 — Heap-based buffer overflow in Dream FTP Server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a USER command with a large number of format string specifiers, which triggers the overflow during processing of the Server Log

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Heap-based buffer overflow in Dream FTP Server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a USER command with a large number of format string specifiers, which triggers the overflow during processing of the Server Log

Published Jan 18, 2007

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 4.74%

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Dream FTP Server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a USER command with a large number of format string specifiers, which triggers the overflow during processing of the Server Log.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

4.74% 0.04740

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.04740

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (14 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	4.74% (0.04740)	91.58th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	4.71% (0.04705)	90.62th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 26, 2025	25.51% (0.25508)	96.04th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	5.60% (0.05602)	89.37th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	11.63% (0.11627)	89.39th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	5.60% (0.05602)	89.63th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	6.89% (0.06887)	93.84th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 8, 2024	9.54% (0.09540)	95.00th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 14, 2023	8.43% (0.08427)	93.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 21, 2023	6.39% (0.06394)	92.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	4.86% (0.04862)	91.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	7.69% (0.07687)	93.05th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	7.69% (0.07687)	92.39th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	7.69% (0.07687)	81.34th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://osvdb.org/32816
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/23731
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3128
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/32816		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/23731		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3128		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 18, 2007

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 17, 2007

Link CVE-2007-0338

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2007-0338

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2007-0338