UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18217

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CVE-2019-18217
Published: 21 Oct 2019, 04:15
Last modified:20 May 2026, 16:03

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Oct 2019, 04:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
20 May 2026, 16:03
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•proftpd-dfsg

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References (8)