CVE-2022-50799
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Denial of Service in Fetch FTP Client via Long Server Responses

Publication date: 2025-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-12-30

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
Fetch FTP Client 5.8.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger 100% CPU consumption by sending long server responses. Attackers can send specially crafted FTP server responses exceeding 2K bytes to cause excessive resource utilization and potentially crash the application.
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Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2025-12-30
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-31
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2022-50799
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Vendor Product Version / Range
fetch ftp_client 5.8.2
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CWE-770 The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Fetch FTP Client 5.8.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted FTP server responses that exceed 2K bytes in length. These long responses trigger 100% CPU consumption, leading to excessive resource use and potentially crashing the application.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause the Fetch FTP Client application to consume all CPU resources, resulting in a denial of service. This can disrupt normal operations, cause application crashes, and potentially affect availability of services relying on this client.

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