HIGH
Format string vulnerability in the SMBDirList function in dirlist.c in SmbFTPD 0.96 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a directory name
Published Oct 3, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.47%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the SMBDirList function in dirlist.c in SmbFTPD 0.96 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a directory name.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.47% 0.12469
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12469
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.47% (0.12469) | 96.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.47% (0.12469) | 95.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 29.35% (0.29348) | 96.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 28.10% (0.28102) | 96.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.87% (0.26869) | 94.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 28.10% (0.28102) | 96.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 59.76% (0.59760) | 97.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 55.55% (0.55552) | 97.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 25.97% (0.25967) | 96.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 26.59% (0.26591) | 96.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 27.01% (0.27012) | 96.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 98.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 97.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://debork.se/poc/001_smbftpd.c x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/41385 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27014 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=543077 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481220/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25871 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3311 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36893 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4478 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://debork.se/poc/001_smbftpd.c | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/41385 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27014 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=543077 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481220/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25871 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3311 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36893 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4478 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 3, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 3, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5184
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a