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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-1261 · published 31 December 2003

CVE-2003-1261: Globalscape cuteftp vulnerability

Globalscape · Cuteftp

Buffer overflow in CuteFTP 5.0 and 5.0.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by copying a long URL into a clipboard.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.49% · top 60.7%
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.49%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in CuteFTP 5.0 and 5.0.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by copying a long URL into a clipboard.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0087.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11275.php Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310710 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/325659
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6786 Patch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0087.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11275.php Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310710 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/325659
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6786 Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-1261), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.