Vulnerability in Proftpd
CVE-2019-18217
ProFTPD before 1.3.6b and 1.3.7rc before 1.3.7rc2 allows remote unauthenticated denial-of-service due to incorrect handling of overly long commands because main.c in a child process enters an infinite loop.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.203 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.195 · newest: 0.203 · change: +0.007
Affected products
- Proftpd — versions 1.3.6, 1.3.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/846 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/RELEASE_NOTES (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/NEWS (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/NEWS (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00036.html (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/7 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18217?
- CVE-2019-18217 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proftpd, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18217?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-18217 known to be exploited?
- 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.