CVE-2019-18217 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting ProFTPD versions prior to 1.3.6b and 1.3.7rc2. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop in a child process by sending an overly long command, leading to service disruption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) has been identified, Nuclei templates exist for detection. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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.