Critical severity · published Nov 23, 2020
CVE-2020-28864
Buffer 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
9.8
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Winscp · Winscp
5.17.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28864
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28864
Vendor Advisory
https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30085
Issue Tracking
https://winscp.net/tracker/1924
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