CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-53886
5.1 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2025-12-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 5.1 MEDIUM — CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-121, CWE-787
Description
Xlight FTP Server 3.9.3.6 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'Execute Program' configuration that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by inserting 294 characters into the program execution configuration, causing a denial of service condition.
Affected configurations
• xlightftpd xlight ftp server 3.9.3.6
Related
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51665 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xlight-ftp-server-stack-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-via-execute-program Third Party Advisory
- https://www.xlightftpd.com/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51665 Exploit, Third Party Advisory