# CVE-2008-5753: Stack-based buffer overflow in BulletProof FTP Client 2.63 and 2010 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bookmark

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-12-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in BulletProof FTP Client 2.63 and 2010 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bookmark file entry with a long host name, which appears as a host parameter within the quick-connect bar.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7571
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131965/BulletProof-FTP-Client-2010-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://osvdb.org/50968
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33322
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33007
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/565580
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37056/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4835
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37056

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