PT-2003-1900 · Proftpd · Proftpd

Bkbll + 1 · Published 2003-09-25 · Updated 2017-10-05 · CVE-2003-0831

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ProFTPD versions 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow when transferring files in ASCII mode, due to improper translation of newline characters.

Recommendations For ProFTPD versions 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2, consider updating to a version that properly handles newline characters in ASCII mode to prevent buffer overflow attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0831

Affected Products

Proftpd

References · 13

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/107 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/110 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/23170 · Exploit
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0831 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/9829 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2 · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154 · Note
• http://securitylab.ru/?ID=40424 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348 · Note
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2 · Note