CVE-2009-4593

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-01-07 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Jesse Smith Bftpd: through 2.3; 1.6, 1.7, 1.7.2, 1.8, 2.0.2, 2.0.3 (+5)

References

http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/downloads/CHANGELOG
http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/news.html#032130
http://secunia.com/advisories/37185
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36820
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3032
http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/downloads/CHANGELOG
http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/news.html#032130
http://secunia.com/advisories/37185
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36820
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3032

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