Name: CVE-2019-19272: NULL Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-19272, CWE-476, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00947

An issue was discovered in tls_verify_crl in ProFTPD before 1.3.6. Direct dereference of a NULL pointer (a variable initialized to NULL) leads to a crash when validating the certificate of a client connecting to the server in a TLS client/server mutual-authentication setup.

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	Jul 30, 2024	Nov 26, 2019
Proftp Proftpd	—	Update ProFTP ProFTPd to the latest version	Nov 6, 2025	Nov 26, 2019

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CVSS Details

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