Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | N/A |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ProFTPD Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP) |
Vendor | ProFTPD |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU46671
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing SCP connection request. A remote non-authenticated attacker can try to initiate SCP connection, trigger NULL pointer dereference error and crash ProFTPd daemon.
Example:
ssh user@server scp
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Vulnerable software versionsProFTPD: 1.3.0 - 1.3.7 rc3
External linkshttp://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1043
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.