CVE-2017-1000218

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: November 17, 2017 Modified: December 08, 2025

Description

LightFTP version 1.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the "writelogentry" function resulting a denial of services or a remote code execution.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hfiref0x/LightFTP/issues/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hfiref0x/LightFTP/issues/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

hfiref0x