# CVE-2024-1190: Global Scape CuteFTP denial of service

> A local attacker can cause a denial of service in CuteFTP by manipulating Host, Username, or Password arguments.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3pp-77jw-4qv6

## What is CVE-2024-1190?

CVE-2024-1190 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Global Scape CuteFTP, published on 2 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Global Scape CuteFTP 9.3.0.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument Host/Username/Password leads to denial of service. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-252680. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-404 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Release)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1190?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Globalscape Cuteftp.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1190?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1190 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1190 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Global Scape CuteFTP

- [CVE-2009-3483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3483/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-2779](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2779/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2003-1260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1260/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2004-1136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1136/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2000-0084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0084/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1190 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1190 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Global Scape CuteFTP, published on 2 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1190 exists.

Affected product: Global Scape CuteFTP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1190/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1190/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1190
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1190
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1190

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1190/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.