Buffer overflow in freeFTPd - CVE-2019-19383

 

Buffer overflow in freeFTPd - CVE-2019-19383

Published: December 3, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35011
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19383
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: freeftpd.com
Affected software:
freeFTPd

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

freeFTPd 1.0.8 has a Post-Authentication Buffer Overflow via a crafted SIZE command (this is exploitable even if logging is disabled).


How to mitigate CVE-2019-19383

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources