NetBSD ftpd/tnftpd information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in NetBSD. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ftpd/tnftpd. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-45198. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NetBSD (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component ftpd/tnftpd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ftpd before "NetBSD-ftpd 20230930" can leak information about the host filesystem before authentication via an MLSD or MLST command. tnftpd (the portable version of NetBSD ftpd) before 20231001 is also vulnerable.

The weakness was shared 10/05/2023. The advisory is shared at cvsweb.netbsd.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-45198 since 10/05/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-49505). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/05/2023 🔍
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02/09/2026 +858 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cvsweb.netbsd.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-45198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-45198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241329
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2023 07:57
Updated: 02/09/2026 13:57
Changes: 10/05/2023 07:57 (38), 10/27/2023 06:15 (11), 02/09/2026 13:57 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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