CVE-2018-16231 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server (PFTP) through version 8.4f, allowing a remote attacker to crash the daemon through an unspecified sequence of FTP commands. With a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.4fCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:michael-roth-software:pftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.