CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in ProFTPD 1.2 pre6 (File Transfer Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 09/19/1999. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/28/2018). This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.
As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading to version 1.2.0pre7 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3400).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: ProFTPD 1.2.0pre7
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Timeline
09/17/1999 🔍09/19/1999 🔍
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10/12/2003 🔍
04/08/2016 🔍
09/28/2018 🔍
Sources
Status: ConfirmedX-Force: 3400 - ProFTPD path string could allow root access
Vulnerability Center: 2283 - ProFTPD Format String Enables Privilege Elevation, High
SecurityFocus: 650 - ProFTPD snprintf Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 04/08/2016 14:26Updated: 09/28/2018 09:22
Changes: 04/08/2016 14:26 (49), 09/28/2018 09:22 (2)
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