Vulnerability in Hfiref0x Lightftp
CVE-2023-24042
A race condition in LightFTP through 2.2 allows an attacker to achieve path traversal via a malformed FTP request. A handler thread can use an overwritten context->FileName.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.005 (41.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Hfiref0x Lightftp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-24042?
- CVE-2023-24042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hfiref0x Lightftp, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-01-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-24042?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-24042 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.