What is CVE-2020-14149?

CVE-2020-14149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Troglobit Uftpd, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-14149?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Troglobit Uftpd

CVE-2020-14149

In uftpd before 2.12, handle_CWD in ftpcmd.c mishandled the path provided by the user, causing a NULL pointer dereference and denial of service, as demonstrated by a CWD /.. command.

Published 2020-06-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Troglobit Uftpd

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

github.com/troglobit/uftpd/issues/30 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
bugs.gentoo.org/726308 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/troglobit/uftpd/releases/tag/v2.12 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00052.html (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14149?: CVE-2020-14149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Troglobit Uftpd, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-14149?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.