SQL Injection in Proftpd
CVE-2009-0543
ProFTPD Server 1.3.1, with NLS support enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass SQL injection protection mechanisms via invalid, encoded multibyte characters, which are not properly handled in (1) mod_sql_mysql and (2) mod_sql_postgres.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.158 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.187 · newest: 0.158 · change: -0.029
Affected products
- Proftpd — versions 1.3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/34268 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/4 (mailing-list)
- bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0543?
- CVE-2009-0543 is a vulnerability in Proftpd, classified under SQL Injection. Published 2009-02-12.
- Is CVE-2009-0543 known to be exploited?
- 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.