CVE-2009-4593

high

Description

The bftpdutmp_log function in bftpdutmp.c in Bftpd before 2.4 does not place a '\0' character at the end of the string value of the ut.bu_host structure member, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3032

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36820

http://secunia.com/advisories/37185

http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/news.html#032130

http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/downloads/CHANGELOG

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-01-07

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0073