CVE-2009-3483

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-09-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Create New Site feature in GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Professional, Home, and Lite 8.3.3 and 8.3.3.0054 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a site list containing an entry with a long label.

Affected products

Global Scape CuteFTP: 8.3.3, 8.3.3.0054

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/36874
http://www.osvdb.org/58387
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/Dr_IDE-CuteFTP_FTP_8.3.3-PoC.py.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53487
http://secunia.com/advisories/36874
http://www.osvdb.org/58387
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/Dr_IDE-CuteFTP_FTP_8.3.3-PoC.py.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53487

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