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CVE-2008-1724
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IActiveXTransfer.FileTransfer method in the SecureTransport FileTransfer ActiveX control in vcst_en.dll…
High9.3EPSS 35.1%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IActiveXTransfer.FileTransfer method in the SecureTransport FileTransfer ActiveX control in vcst_en.dll 1.0.0.5 in Tumbleweed SecureTransport Server before 4.6.1 Hotfix 20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long remoteFile parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 35.1% · top 1.6% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- 20080407 Tumbleweed SecureTransport FileTransfer ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 29717 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 3806 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- securetransport-filetransfer-activex-bo(41692) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1165 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 5398 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.aushack.com/200708-tumbleweed.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 28662 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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