CVE-2008-5431

Teamtek Universal FTP Server 1.0.44 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5431. PoCs published by Greg Linares.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in UniversalFTP v1.0.50 by sending a malformed MKD command to crash the FTP server. The PoC connects to the target FTP server and sends a crafted MKD command with invalid path characters.

Description

Teamtek Universal FTP Server 1.0.44 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) a certain CWD command, (2) a long LIST command, or (3) a certain PORT command.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Greg Linares · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2787

This exploit demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in UniversalFTP v1.0.50 by sending a malformed MKD command to crash the FTP server. The PoC connects to the target FTP server and sends a crafted MKD command with invalid path characters.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: UniversalFTP v1.0.50
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server · FTP server running UniversalFTP v1.0.50
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488142/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4722
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27804
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22553

Scores

EPSS 0.0273
EPSS Percentile 84.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
5e5/teamtek_universal_ftp_server 1.0.44
5e5/teamtek_universal_ftp_server 1.0.50
Published Dec 11, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026