CVE-2008-4136

Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server 6.0f - Denial of Service via Multiple RETR Commands

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4136. PoCs published by Shinnok.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a denial-of-service vulnerability in Personal FTP Server 6.0f by sending multiple RETR commands with overly long filenames, causing the server to crash. It authenticates with provided credentials and sends progressively larger buffers to trigger the crash.

Description

Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server (PFT) 6.0f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via multiple RETR commands, possibly involving long filenames.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Shinnok · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6458

This exploit targets a denial-of-service vulnerability in Personal FTP Server 6.0f by sending multiple RETR commands with overly long filenames, causing the server to crash. It authenticates with provided credentials and sends progressively larger buffers to trigger the crash.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Personal FTP Server 6.0f
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server · Valid credentials for authentication
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/pftp.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020897
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31173
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45129
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31852
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6458

Scores

EPSS 0.0322
EPSS Percentile 86.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
michael_roth_software/pftp 6.0f
Published Sep 24, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026