VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-51713
make_ftp_cmd in main.c in ProFTPD before 1.3.8a has a one-byte out-of-bounds read, and daemon crash, because of mishandling of quote/backslash semantics.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.25%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
make_ftp_cmd in main.c in ProFTPD before 1.3.8a has a one-byte out-of-bounds read, and daemon crash, because of mishandling of quote/backslash semantics.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.25% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- proftpd/proftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWSRelease Notes
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWSRelease Notes
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00032.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.