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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.281 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.281 · newest: 0.281 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Proftpd — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- proftp.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/proftp/proftpd/contrib/mod_sftp/packet.h (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16129/ (Exploit, exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/43978 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0857 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46183 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2185 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi
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.