CVE-2008-5666
WinFTP FTP Server 2.3.0, when passive (aka PASV) mode is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a…
- 3.5LowCVSS base score
- 20.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
WinFTP FTP Server 2.3.0, when passive (aka PASV) mode is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a sequence of FTP sessions that include an invalid "NLST -1" command.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- WinFTP 2.3.0 NLST Denial of Service (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
auxiliary/dos/windows/ftp/winftp230_nlstRank normaldisclosed 26 Sept 2008
Exploit-DB2 entries
- WinFTP Server 2.3.0 - 'PASV Mode' Remote Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6717dos, windowspublished 9 Oct 2008Verified
- WinFTP Server 2.3.0 - 'NLST' Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6581dos, windowspublished 26 Sept 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 6717 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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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 | Low3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 20.6% · top 2.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- ADV-2008-2801 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 4785 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 32209 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1021040 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- winftpserver-nlst-dos(45806) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 6717 (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-2008-5637 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-5666)Record last updated .