CVE-2007-0020

Panic Transmit < 3.5.5 - Remote Code Execution via Long FTPS URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-0020. PoCs published by MoAB.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of FTPS URLs in Internet Explorer. It constructs a malicious FTPS URL with a long string of 'A' characters followed by 'ABCD' to trigger the overflow when the iframe is loaded.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SFTP protocol handler for Panic Transmit (Transmit.app) up to 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ftps:// URL.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MoAB · htmldososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3160

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of FTPS URLs in Internet Explorer. It constructs a malicious FTPS URL with a long string of 'A' characters followed by 'ABCD' to trigger the overflow when the iframe is loaded.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (versions prior to the fix for CVE-2007-0020)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit the malicious webpage using a vulnerable version of Internet Explorer
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31673
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22145
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23861
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3160
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0273
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/32694

Scores

EPSS 0.0779
EPSS Percentile 93.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
panic_transmit/panic_transmit < 3.5.5
Published Jan 24, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026