CVE-2008-5754
Stack-based buffer overflow in BulletProof FTP Client allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .bps file (aka…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 4.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in BulletProof FTP Client allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .bps file (aka Session-File) with a long second line, possibly a related issue to CVE-2008-5753.
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. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits5
Exploit-DB3 entries
- BulletProof FTP Client 2.63 b56 - '.bps' File Stack Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9998remote, windowspublished 7 Oct 2009Verified
- BulletProof FTP Client 2009 - '.bps' Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 8420local, windowspublished 13 Apr 2009Verified
- BulletProof FTP Client - '.bps' Local Stack Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7589dos, windowspublished 28 Dec 2008Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 7589 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 8420 (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 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (10 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
3
- 7589 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 33024 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 8420 (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-2008-5724 (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-2008-5754)Record last updated .