Buffer overflow in Proftpd Project
CVE-2003-0831
ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using certain files.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.584 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.584 · newest: 0.584 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Proftpd Project — versions 1.2.7, 1.2.7_rc1, 1.2.7_rc2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154 (third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/ (exploit)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/9829 (third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)