CVE-2008-4321
Buffer overflow in FlashGet (formerly JetCar) FTP 1.9 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long response to the PWD…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 5.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in FlashGet (formerly JetCar) FTP 1.9 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long response to the PWD command.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. 3 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits6
Exploit-DB3 entries
- FlashGet 1.9.0.1012 - 'FTP PWD Response' Remote Buffer Overflow (SafeSEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6256remote, windowspublished 17 Aug 2008Verified
- FlashGet 1.9.0.1012 - 'FTP PWD Response' SEH Stack Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6248remote, windowspublished 15 Aug 2008Verified
- FlashGet 1.9 - 'FTP PWD Response' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6240dos, windowspublished 13 Aug 2008Verified
References tagged exploit3 references
- 6256 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 6240 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 6248 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.8% · top 6.8% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References8
- 6256 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 30685 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- flashget-ftppwd-bo(44443) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31481 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 6240 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 4327 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2381 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 6248 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-4302 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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