CVE-2008-3734
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007.0.0.2 and WS_FTP Professional 2007.1.0.0...
CVE-2008-3734 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ipswitch Ws Ftp Home, published August 20, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007.0.0.2 and WS_FTP Professional 2007.1.0.0 allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a connection greeting (response).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007.0.0.2 and WS_FTP Professional 2007.1.0.0 allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a connection greeting (response).
- Record
CVE-2008-3734- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007.0.0.2 and WS_FTP Professional 2007.1.0.0 allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a connection greeting (response).
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CVE-2008-3734- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3720 No score
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007.0.0.2 and WS_FTP Professional 2007.1.0.0 allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a connection greeting (response).
- Record
EUVD-2008-3720- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-32v4-2939-6235 No score
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007.0.0.2 and WS_FTP Professional 2007.1.0.0...
Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007.0.0.2 and WS_FTP Professional 2007.1.0.0 allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a connection greeting (response).
- Record
GHSA-32v4-2939-6235- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Ipswitch WS_FTP Home/Professional FTP Client - Remote Format String (PoC) | 2008-08-17 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/6257
securitytracker.com/id?1020713
securityreason.com/securityalert/4173
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44512
securityfocus.com/bid/30720
secunia.com/advisories/31504
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3734
github.com/advisories/GHSA-32v4-2939-6235