CVE-2020-28864

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-28864
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-11-23 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-12-02 19:20:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in WinSCP 5.17.8 allows a malicious FTP server to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via a long file name.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Winscp Winscp 5.17.8 All All All
Application Winscp Winscp 5.17.8 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 1924 – Failure when directory contains a file with too long name :: Tracker :: WinSCP MISC winscp.net Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Denial of Service via FTP :: Support Forum :: WinSCP MISC winscp.net Vendor Advisory
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