#VU45231 Input validation error in ProFTPD - CVE-2011-1137

 

#VU45231 Input validation error in ProFTPD - CVE-2011-1137

Published: March 11, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45231
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1137
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
ProFTPD
Software vendor:
ProFTPD

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Integer overflow in the mod_sftp (aka SFTP) module in ProFTPD 1.3.3d and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption leading to OOM kill) via a malformed SSH message.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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