CVE-2008-5175

high

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceFTP Freeware 3.80.3 and AceFTP Pro 3.80.3 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43400

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1954/references

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29989

http://secunia.com/advisories/30792

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01669