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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-0772

Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP 3 and 4 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) APPE (append) or (2) STAT (status) arguments.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 84.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP 3 and 4 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long (1) APPE (append) or (2) STAT (status) arguments.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
84.88% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 September 2003
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
ipswitch/ws ftp server · progress/ws ftp server
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%43%85%26 October 2026: 84.88%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 84.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-23100source ↗Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 3.4/4.0 - FTP Command Buffer Overrunwindows · xfocusremote4 September 2003yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.