Vulnerability in Proftpd

CVE-2011-1137

Integer overflow in the mod_sftp (aka SFTP) module in ProFTPD 1.3.3d and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption leading to OOM kill) via a malformed SSH message.

EPSS: 0.281 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Proftpd — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1137?
CVE-2011-1137 is a vulnerability in Proftpd, classified under CWE-189. Published 2011-03-11.
Is CVE-2011-1137 known to be exploited?
15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.