Is CVE-2016-3125 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-3125 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-3125?

CVE-2016-3125 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2016-3125?

Patch guidance is available from proftpd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-3125.

Fix CVE-2016-3125 - HIGH proftpd proftpd

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-3125?

5 products: proftpd proftpd, proftpd proftpd, opensuse opensuse, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora.

Description

The mod_tls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.5b and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc2 does not properly handle the TLSDHParamFile directive, which might cause a weaker than intended Diffie-Hellman (DH) key to be used and consequently allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-254 CWE-310

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PROFTPD
Published: 4/5/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

proftpd : proftpdproftpd : proftpdopensuse : opensusefedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedora

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD