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CVE-2016-3125

Published: Apr 5, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-254
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
7.0%
Top 6.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The mod_tls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.5b and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc2 does not properly handle the TLSDHParamFile directive, which might cause a weaker than intended Diffie-Hellman (DH) key to be used and consequently allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-254CWE-310

Affected Products

n/an/a
proftpdproftpd
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
FedoraFedora Project
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
proftpdoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka proftpd, proftpd-dfsg
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
fedora projectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora
and 7 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00045.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179905.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/14
openwall.com
and 13 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Apr 5, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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