CVE-2008-1724
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 35.1%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 35.1% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1725)
- Published
- April 11, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1725 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- tumbleweed / securetransport server
- tumbleweed / securetransport server app
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29717(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3806(Exploit)
- http://www.aushack.com/200708-tumbleweed.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490536/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28662(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1165/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41692
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5398
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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