CVE-2008-2032
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe FTP service in Acritum Femitter Server 1.03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending multiple crafted RETR commands. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceThe FTP service in Acritum Femitter Server 1.03 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability where processing multiple crafted RETR commands (used to retrieve files) causes the server to crash. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable and requires no authentication.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.03CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Acritum Femitter Server is installedCheck for the Femitter Server executable (femitter.exe) in common installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Acritum\Femitter Server\ or C:\Femitter\, or look for the service in Windows Services (services.msc)Affected if The software is not found on the system, then it is not affected
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Identify the installed versionRight-click on femitter.exe, select Properties, and check the File Version in the Details tab. Alternatively, launch the application and check the About or Help section for the version numberAffected if Version is 1.03 exactly (this specific version is affected)
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Verify FTP service is enabled and runningOpen Windows Services (services.msc) and look for 'Femitter FTP Server' or check if the application is actively listening on FTP ports (typically port 21) using netstat -an | findstr :21Affected if FTP service is running and listening on network ports, making it exploitable
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Check network exposureReview firewall rules (Windows Firewall with Advanced Security) or external firewall configurations to determine if port 21 is open to untrusted networks. Use nmap or telnet to test if the FTP port is reachable from outside the local networkAffected if FTP port 21 is accessible from untrusted networks, the vulnerability is remotely exploitable
The system is affected if Acritum Femitter Server version 1.03 is installed, the FTP service is running, and the FTP port is exposed to network access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataIf the server is still in use, replace Acritum Femitter Server with a currently supported FTP server solution that receives security updates, or apply any available vendor patches. If patching is not possible, restrict network access to the FTP service via firewall rules or network segmentation to limit exposure.
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