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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0608 · published 6 February 2008

CVE-2008-0608: Ipswitch ws ftp memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Ipswitch · Ws Ftp

The Logging Server (ftplogsrv.exe) 7.9.14.0 and earlier in IPSwitch WS_FTP 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of responsiveness) via a large number of large packets to port 5151/udp, which causes the listening socket to terminate and prevents log commands from being recorded, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3823.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.6% · top 7.3% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Logging Server (ftplogsrv.exe) 7.9.14.0 and earlier in IPSwitch WS_FTP 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of responsiveness) via a large number of large packets to port 5151/udp, which causes the listening socket to terminate and prevents log commands from being recorded, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3823.

AV:N/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://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ftplogsrvz-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/28761 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487506/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27612
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0408
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ftplogsrvz-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/28761 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487506/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27612
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0408

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0608), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.