What is CVE-2019-19383?

CVE-2019-19383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeftpd, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-19383?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-19383 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Freeftpd

CVE-2019-19383

freeFTPd 1.0.8 has a Post-Authentication Buffer Overflow via a crafted SIZE command (this is exploitable even if logging is disabled).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.028 (85.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Freeftpd — versions 1.0.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19383?: CVE-2019-19383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeftpd, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-19383?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-19383 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.