{"id":"CVE-2009-3484","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2009-3484","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:39:33.362Z","title":"Stack-based buffer overflow in Core FTP 2.1 build 1612 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname in an FTP server entry in a site backup file.","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in Core FTP 2.1 build 1612 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname in an FTP server entry in a site backup file.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","published":"2009-09-30T15:30:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:11:42.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["coreftp/core ftp"],"epss":{"score":0.05638,"percentile":0.92901,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2009-09-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":9815,"kind":"exploit","title":"Core FTP LE 2.1 build 1612 - Local Buffer Overflow (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9815","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/9815.py","file":"exploits/windows/dos/9815.py","published":"2009-09-25","added":"2009-09-24","updated":null,"author":"Dr_IDE","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2009-3484","OSVDB-58385"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://osvdb.org/58385","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36872","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/coreftp_local.py.txt","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53488","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/58385","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36872","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/coreftp_local.py.txt","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53488","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3484","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}