CVE-2003-0831
What it is
ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using certain files.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a login. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 56.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 56.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.0 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
- It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 56.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.2.7
- Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.2.7_rc1
- Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.2.7_rc2
- Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.2.7_rc3
- Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.2.8
- Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.2.8_rc1
- Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.2.8_rc2
- Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.2.9_rc1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9829
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9829
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/