CVE-2008-2894 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in NCH Software Classic FTP 1.02 for Windows allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.

Published: 2008-06-27

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nch_software:nch_software_classic_ftp:1.02:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2887	Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in NCH Software Classic FTP 1.02 for Windows allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02433.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30708
http://vuln.sg/classicftp102-en.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29846
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1899/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43230

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nch Software Nch Software Classic Ftp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-06-27T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:21:33.366Z

Reserved: 2008-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2894

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-06-27T18:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:54:41.277

Link: CVE-2008-2894

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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