ProFTPD before 1.3.6b and 1.3.7rc before 1.3.7rc2 allows remote unauthenticated denial-of-service due to incorrect handling of overly long commands because main.c in a child process enters an infinite loop.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade proftpd-dfsg | Oct 29, 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-ftp/proftpd. | Mar 17, 2020 | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/libtasn1 to version 4.13-11.4.16.0.1.3.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade security/kerberos-5 to version 1.16.1.0-11.4.16.0.1.3.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade security/kerberos-5/kdc to version 1.16.1.0-11.4.16.0.1.3.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade service/network/ftp to version 1.3.6-11.4.16.0.1.3.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Dec 18, 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Proftp Proftpd | — | Update ProFTP ProFTPd to the latest version | Nov 6, 2025 | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade proftpd-docUpgrade proftpd-radiusUpgrade proftpd-develUpgrade proftpd-langUpgrade proftpdUpgrade proftpd-pgsqlUpgrade proftpd-mysqlUpgrade proftpd-ldapUpgrade proftpd-sqlite | Jan 15, 2020 | Oct 21, 2019 |
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