Filezilla-Project FileZilla 3.40.0 search directory denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Filezilla-Project FileZilla 3.40.0. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument search directory can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-25683. The attack can only be executed locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Filezilla-Project FileZilla 3.40.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument search directory with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

FileZilla 3.40.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the local search functionality that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying a malformed path string. Attackers can trigger the crash by entering a crafted path containing 384 'A' characters followed by 'BBBB' and 'CCCC' sequences in the search directory field and initiating a local search operation.

The weakness was shared by Mr Winst0N as 46484. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-25683 since 04/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46484). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/05/2026 CVE reserved
04/06/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
04/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 46484
Researcher: Mr Winst0N
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-25683 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-25683
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355474
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2026 08:24
Changes: 04/06/2026 08:24 (81)
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Cache ID: 216:629:103

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