VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0831
ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using certain files.
HIGH 9.0EPSS 58.4%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using certain files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 58.36% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- proftpd project/proftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9829
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9829
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.