CVE-2019-25683

MEDIUM

6.2

Description

FileZilla 3.40.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the local search functionality that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying a malformed path string. Attackers can trigger the crash by entering a crafted path containing 384 'A' characters followed by 'BBBB' and 'CCCC' sequences in the search directory field and initiating a local search operation.

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

Published4/5/2026

Last Modified4/5/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-532

References

https://filezilla-project.org(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46484(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/filezilla-denial-of-service-via-local-search(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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