CVE-2019-18217

HIGH EPSS 97.0%
Published Oct 21, 20196y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Oct 21, 2019 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

ProFTPD before 1.3.6b and 1.3.7rc before 1.3.7rc2 allows remote unauthenticated denial-of-service due to incorrect handling of overly long commands because main.c in a child process enters an infinite loop.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
97.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-835

Affected Products 8

VendorProductVersionRange
proftpdproftpd* ≤1.3.5
proftpdproftpd1.3.6any
proftpdproftpd1.3.6any
proftpdproftpd1.3.6any
proftpdproftpd1.3.6any
proftpdproftpd1.3.6any
proftpdproftpd1.3.6any
proftpdproftpd1.3.7any

References 14

  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.html
  • cert-portal.siemens.com https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940889.pdf
  • github.com https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/NEWS
    Release NotesThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/RELEASE_NOTES
    Release NotesThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/NEWS
    Release NotesThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES
    Release NotesThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/846
    ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00036.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJDQRVZTILBX4BUCTIRKP2WBHDHDCJR5/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RB2FPAWDWXT5ALAFIC5Y3RSEMXSFL6H2/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YLRPYEEMQJVAXO2SXRGOQ4HBFEEPCNXG/
  • seclists.org https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/7
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35
  • debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4559

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.