CVE-2007-0020 — Heap-based buffer overflow in the SFTP protocol handler for Panic Transmit (Tran

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SFTP protocol handler for Panic Transmit (Transmit.app) up to 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ftps:// URL.

01What is this vulnerability?

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SFTP protocol handler for Panic Transmit (Transmit.app) up to 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ftps:// URL.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Open the Sigma generator with a pre-filled prompt for this CVE to draft a starting detection in your stack of choice:

Open in Sigma generator →

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2007-01-24T01:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-07T12:03:36.960Z

09References

• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31673
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22145
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/23861
• projects.info-pull.com — http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-19-01-2007.html
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3160
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0273
• osvdb.org — http://osvdb.org/32694