Vulnerability in Proftpd
CVE-2013-4359
Integer overflow in kbdint.c in mod_sftp in ProFTPD 1.3.4d and 1.3.5r3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large response count value in an authentication request, which triggers a large memory allocation.
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: 0.030 (86.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Proftpd — versions 1.3.4, 1.3.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- kingcope.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/proftpd-mod_sftpmod_sftp_pam-invalid-pool-all… (Exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/17/6 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2767 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00032.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4359?
- CVE-2013-4359 is a vulnerability in Proftpd, classified under CWE-189. Published 2013-09-30.
- Is CVE-2013-4359 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.