Authenticated denial of service in ProFTPD



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-57392
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 ProFTPD
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)

Vendor ProFTPD

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU104049

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57392

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote authenticated user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ProFTPD: 1.3.7 rc4 - 1.3.9 rc3

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1866
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2344291


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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.



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