Buffer overflow in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server with SSH 6.1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long opendir command.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0590 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 22.17%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +17.65% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5044 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-02-03 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 4.51% | 22.17% | +17.65% |
| 2 | 2025-12-16 | 2.30% | 4.51% | +2.22% |
| 3 | 2025-04-05 | — | 2.30% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| progress | ws_ftp_server | 6.1.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |