CVE-2019-12815
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Modified
Published: 19 Jul 2019, 22:56
Last modified:04 Nov 2025, 16:09
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100 CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
78.51% CRITICAL
79% probability -0.31%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
19 Jul 2019, 22:56
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Nov 2025, 16:09
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
An arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod_copy in ProFTPD up to 1.3.5b allows for remote code execution and information disclosure without authentication, a related issue to CVE-2015-3306.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 78.51%• Percentile: 99%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-755•Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.
Affected Systems
- debian•debian_linux
8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
- fedoraproject•fedora
29 | 30
- proftpd•proftpd
≤ 1.3.5b
- siemens•simatic_cp_1543-1_firmware
≥ 2.0, < 2.2
References (15)
- https://tbspace.de/cve201912815proftpd.html
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4372
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/816
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109339
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XM5FPBAGSIKV6YJZEPM6GPGJO5JFT7XU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OJDQ3XUYWO42TJBO53NUWDZRA35QMVEI/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/3
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4491
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00022.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-16
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940889.pdf
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35