CVE-2019-25683FileZilla 3.40.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the local search functionality that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying a malformed path string.
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FileZilla 3.40.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the local search functionality that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying a malformed path string. Attackers can trigger the crash by entering a crafted path containing 384 'A' characters followed by 'BBBB' and 'CCCC' sequences in the search directory field and initiating a local search operation.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-532
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
filezilla-project filezilla_client filezilla-project:filezilla_client | 3.40.0 | NVD |
References
- https://filezilla-project.orgproduct
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46484exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/filezilla-denial-of-service-via-local-searchthird-party-advisory
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