Is CVE-2009-3976 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3976 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3976?

CVE-2009-3976 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-3976

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 28.3%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in Labtam ProFTP 2.9 allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long 220 reply (aka connection greeting or welcome message).

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: 28.3% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3947)
Published: November 18, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3947 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

labtam-inc / proftp

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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