HIGH
Directory traversal vulnerability in FFFTP 1.96b allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a response to an FTP LIST command with a filename that contains a .
Published Mar 6, 2009
8.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.52%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in FFFTP 1.96b allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a response to an FTP LIST command with a filename that contains a .. (dot dot).
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.
8.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.52% 0.01524
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01524
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01524) | 73.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01524) | 71.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 60.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 53.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 53.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 51.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://osvdb.org/45894 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30428 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://vuln.sg/FFFTP196b-en.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29459 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1708/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42796 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/45894 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30428 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://vuln.sg/FFFTP196b-en.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29459 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1708/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42796 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 6, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 6, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6424
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a