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CVE-2018-25226

MEDIUM

6.2

Description

FTPShell Server 6.83 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the account name field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by pasting a 417-byte payload into the 'Account name to ban' parameter within the Manage FTP Accounts interface.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.2

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/30/2026

Last Modified3/31/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

ftpshell:ftpshell_server

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://www.ftpshell.com/downloadserver.htm(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

http://www.ftpshell.com/index.htm(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46430(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ftpshell-server-denial-of-service-via-account-name(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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