Resource management error in ProFTPD - CVE-2008-7265

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Resource management error in ProFTPD - CVE-2008-7265

Published: March 18, 2011 / Updated: June 23, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111811
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2008-7265
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ProFTPD
Affected software:
ProFTPD

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform service disruption.

The pr_data_xfer function in ProFTPD before 1.3.2rc3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an ABOR command during a data transfer.


How to mitigate CVE-2008-7265

Install update from vendor's website.

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