Jgaa warftpd 1.8.2 format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jgaa warftpd 1.8.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in format string. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-5141. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Jgaa warftpd 1.8.2 (File Transfer Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in War FTP Daemon (warftpd) 1.82 RC 12 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a LIST command.

The bug was discovered 09/10/2009. The weakness was presented 09/12/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at corelan.be. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-5141 since 03/31/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121873 (War FTP Daemon Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities).

A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (9622) and OSVDB (62599†). See VDB-66829 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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09/10/2009 🔍
09/12/2009 +2 days 🔍
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09/13/2009 +1 days 🔍
02/28/2010 +168 days 🔍
03/31/2014 +1491 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +358 days 🔍
05/09/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: corelan.be
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-5141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-5141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66828
OSVDB: 62599 - War FTP Daemon Multiple Command Format String DoS

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

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 08:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (60), 03/08/2019 15:49 (3), 10/14/2025 07:10 (20), 05/09/2026 08:44 (2)
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