# CVE-2009-5141: Format string vulnerability in War FTP Daemon (warftpd) 1.82 RC 12 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2014-04-01 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Format string vulnerability in War FTP Daemon (warftpd) 1.82 RC 12 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a LIST command.

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/62599
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9622
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-09/0105.html
- http://www.warftp.org/index.php?menu=338&cmd=show_article&article_id=1003
- https://www.corelan.be/index.php/forum/security-advisories-archive-2009/corelan-09001-warftpd-1-82-rc12-dos/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9622

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