Jgaa warftpd 1.8.2 Log memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jgaa warftpd 1.8.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Log Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-2278. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Jgaa warftpd 1.8.2 (File Transfer Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Log Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in War FTP Daemon (warftpd) 1.82, when running as a Windows service, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to log messages and the "internal log handler to the Windows Event log."

The weakness was shared 03/31/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at warftp.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-2278 since 02/26/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/09/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65188 (War FTP Daemon 1.82 Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FTP. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121873 (War FTP Daemon Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities).

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 Tenable (65188) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39026†). The entry VDB-66828 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 65188
Nessus Name: War FTP Daemon 1.82 Denial of Service
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02/26/2013 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: warftp.org
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CVE: CVE-2013-2278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66829
SecurityFocus: 58182
Vulnerability Center: 39026 - War FTP Daemon Version 1.82 Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 08:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (54), 04/26/2017 23:41 (8), 02/06/2022 13:15 (3), 05/09/2026 08:44 (15)
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