GuildFTPd 0.999.14 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GuildFTPd 0.999.14 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4572. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GuildFTPd 0.999.14 (File Transfer Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GuildFTPd 0.999.14, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the CWD and LIST commands, which triggers heap corruption related to an improper free call, and possibly triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2009. The weakness was presented 10/15/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4572 since 10/15/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27293 (GuildFTPd "LIST" Command Heap Overflow Vulnerability - Zero Day).

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 databases at X-Force (45818), Exploit-DB (6738), SecurityFocus (BID 31729†), OSVDB (49045†) and Secunia (SA32218†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 800114
OpenVAS Name: GuildFTPd CWD and LIST Command Heap Overflow Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: guildftp_cwdlist.rb
MetaSploit Name: Guild FTPd 0.999.8.11/0.999.14 Heap Corruption
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Suricata ID: 2008776
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Timelineinfo

10/12/2008 🔍
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10/15/2008 +3 days 🔍
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10/28/2008 +13 days 🔍
01/23/2009 +87 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2244 days 🔍
05/25/2025 +3722 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44538
X-Force: 45818
SecurityFocus: 31729 - GuildFTPd 'LIST' Command Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32218
OSVDB: 49045 - GuildFTPd - 'LIST' Command Heap Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19878 - GuildFTPd Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via CWD and LIST Commands, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-2794

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/25/2025 07:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (69), 08/20/2019 09:20 (7), 11/08/2024 00:29 (20), 05/25/2025 07:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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