CVE-2019-18217
proftpd-dfsg - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.3%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-18217
To remediate CVE-2019-18217, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/proftpd-dfsg—upgrade to 1.3.6a-2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.5e+r1.3.5-2+deb8u4 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.5b-4+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2019-18217 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.3.6a-2
- from 0, < 1.3.5e+r1.3.5-2+deb8u4
- from 0, < 1.3.5b-4+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |