High severity · published Dec 22, 2023
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
7.5
CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
Proftpd · Proftpd
before 1.3.8a · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51713
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51713
Release Notes
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWS
Exploit
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683
Exploit
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00032.html
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