Vulnerability in Proftpd
CVE-2016-3125
The mod_tls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.5b and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc2 does not properly handle the TLSDHParamFile directive, which might cause a weaker than intended Diffie-Hellman (DH) key to be used and consequently allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
EPSS: 0.070 (93.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Proftpd — versions 1.3.6
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
- Opensuse — versions 13.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3125?
- CVE-2016-3125 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proftpd, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3125?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3125 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.