Is CVE-2019-18217 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-18217 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-18217?

CVE-2019-18217 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2019-18217?

Patch guidance is available from proftpd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-18217.

Fix CVE-2019-18217 - HIGH proftpd proftpd

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-18217?

8 products: proftpd proftpd, proftpd proftpd, proftpd proftpd, proftpd proftpd, proftpd proftpd, and 3 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-835

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PROFTPD
Published: 10/21/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

proftpd : proftpdproftpd : proftpdproftpd : proftpdproftpd : proftpdproftpd : proftpdproftpd : proftpdproftpd : proftpdproftpd : proftpd

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD