High severity · published Nov 23, 2022
CVE-2021-46854
mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.7c allows memory disclosure to RADIUS servers because it copies blocks of 16 characters
7.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.7c allows memory disclosure to RADIUS servers because it copies blocks of 16 characters.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
Proftpd · Proftpd
before 1.3.7c · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46854
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46854
Release Notes
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/RELEASE_NOTES-1.3.7e
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.gentoo.org/811495
Exploit
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1284
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/1285
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-03
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