CVE-2024-46483
Xlight FTP Server <3.9.4.3 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet parsing logic of...
Xlight FTP Server <3.9.4.3 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet parsing logic of the SFTP server, which can lead to a heap overflow with attacker-controlled content.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Xlight FTP Server <3.9.4.3 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet parsing logic of the SFTP server, which can lead to a heap overflow with attacker-controlled content.
- Record
CVE-2024-46483- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41857
Xlight FTP Server <3.9.4.3 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet parsing logic of the SFTP server, which can lead to a heap overflow with attacker-controlled content.
- Record
EUVD-2024-41857- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wv24-x983-g4g9
Xlight FTP Server <3.9.4.3 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet parsing logic of...
Xlight FTP Server <3.9.4.3 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet parsing logic of the SFTP server, which can lead to a heap overflow with attacker-controlled content.
- Record
GHSA-wv24-x983-g4g9- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Xlight FTP Server <3.9.4.3 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet parsing logic of the SFTP server, which can lead to a heap overflow with attacker-controlled content.
- Record
CVE-2024-46483- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | kn32/cve-2024-46483 | 2024-10-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-46483 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Xlightftpd Xlight Ftp Server, published October 22, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.