Vulnerability in NetBSD Ftpd
CVE-2023-45198
ftpd before "NetBSD-ftpd 20230930" can leak information about the host filesystem before authentication via an MLSD or MLST command. tnftpd (the portable version of NetBSD ftpd) before 20231001 is also vulnerable.
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:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2023/09/22/msg147669.html (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/libexec/ftpd/ftpcmd.y.diff (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-45198?
- CVE-2023-45198 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetBSD Ftpd. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-05.
- How severe is CVE-2023-45198?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-45198 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.