CVE-2019-18217

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.
Infinite Loop
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 88%
VendorProductVersion
proftpdproftpd
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≤ 1.3.5
proftpdproftpd
1.3.6
proftpdproftpd
1.3.6:a
proftpdproftpd
1.3.6:rc1
proftpdproftpd
1.3.6:rc2
proftpdproftpd
1.3.6:rc3
proftpdproftpd
1.3.6:rc4
proftpdproftpd
1.3.7:rc1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
proftpd-dfsg
bullseye
1.3.7a+dfsg-12+deb11u2
fixed
bookworm
1.3.8+dfsg-4+deb12u3
fixed
trixie
1.3.8.b+dfsg-2
fixed
sid
1.3.8.b+dfsg-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
proftpd-dfsg
noble
needs-triage
mantic
ignored
lunar
ignored
kinetic
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
impish
ignored
hirsute
ignored
groovy
ignored
focal
needs-triage
eoan
ignored
disco
ignored
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940889.pdf
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/NEWS
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/RELEASE_NOTES
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/NEWS
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/846
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00036.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJDQRVZTILBX4BUCTIRKP2WBHDHDCJR5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RB2FPAWDWXT5ALAFIC5Y3RSEMXSFL6H2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YLRPYEEMQJVAXO2SXRGOQ4HBFEEPCNXG/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/7
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4559
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940889.pdf
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/NEWS
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/RELEASE_NOTES
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/NEWS
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/846
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00036.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJDQRVZTILBX4BUCTIRKP2WBHDHDCJR5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RB2FPAWDWXT5ALAFIC5Y3RSEMXSFL6H2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YLRPYEEMQJVAXO2SXRGOQ4HBFEEPCNXG/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/7
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4559