MEDIUM
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 12 before 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in the status code portion of an HTTP response
Published Apr 21, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.61%
Description
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 12 before 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in the status code portion of an HTTP response.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.61% 0.05608
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05608
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.61% (0.05608) | 92.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.61% (0.05608) | 91.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 18.04% (0.18044) | 95.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 14.23% (0.14233) | 94.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 16.77% (0.16772) | 94.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.07% (0.13070) | 93.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.99% (0.14994) | 90.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.07% (0.13070) | 93.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.89% (0.02894) | 91.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 2.89% (0.02894) | 91.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 1.42% (0.01420) | 84.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.36% (0.02361) | 88.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP%20122/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_com_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftp122releasenotesenglish#link23 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9607 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/nocoolnameforawsftppoc.pl.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36297 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53098 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP%20122/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_com_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftp122releasenotesenglish#link23 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9607 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/nocoolnameforawsftppoc.pl.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36297 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53098 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 21, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 21, 2010
Link CVE-2009-4775
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a