What is CVE-2019-19272?

CVE-2019-19272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proftpd, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-19272?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-19272 known to be exploited?

14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Proftpd

CVE-2019-19272

An issue was discovered in tls_verify_crl in ProFTPD before 1.3.6. Direct dereference of a NULL pointer (a variable initialized to NULL) leads to a crash when validating the certificate of a client connecting to the server in a TLS client/server mutual-authentication setup.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Proftpd
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19272?: CVE-2019-19272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proftpd, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-19272?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-19272 known to be exploited?: 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.