Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 21, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2009-4775

Description

Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 12 before 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in the status code portion of an HTTP response.

Affected products

Ipswitch, Inc./Ws Ftp4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:12.0:-:home:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:12.0:-:home:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:12.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:12.0.1:-:home:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:12.0.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.packetstormsecurity.org/0909-exploits/nocoolnameforawsftppoc.pl.txtnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/36297nvdExploit
docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP%20122/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htmnvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9607nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53098nvd

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