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CVE-2019-18217

Published: Oct 21, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-835
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
19.5%
Top 2.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-835

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
The ProFTPD Project
oss-project
ProFTPDOn-prem
OSS Libraries
Siemens AG
commercial·DEaka siemens
SIMATIC CP 1543-1
ICS / OT / IoT
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
Альт 8 СПOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4559
debian.org
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/846
github.com
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/NEWS
github.com
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