CVE-2017-1000218

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

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/hfiref0x/LightFTP/issues/5	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hfiref0x/LightFTP/issues/5	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hfiref0x:lightftp:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

08 Dec 2025, 14:59

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:lightftp_project:lightftp:1.1:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:hfiref0x:lightftp:1.1:::::::*
First Time		Hfiref0x Hfiref0x lightftp

21 Nov 2024, 03:04

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/hfiref0x/LightFTP/issues/5 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/hfiref0x/LightFTP/issues/5 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-11-17 00:29

Updated : 2025-12-08 14:59

NVD link : CVE-2017-1000218

Mitre link : CVE-2017-1000218

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-1000218

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hfiref0x

lightftp

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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