Buffer overflow in Frox transparent FTP proxy 0.6.6 and earlier, with the local caching…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Frox transparent FTP proxy 0.6.6 and earlier, with the local caching method selected, allows remote FTP servers to run arbitrary code via a long response to an MDTM request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01527 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.0 | Vulnerable | Frox |
| cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | Frox |
| cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.2 | Vulnerable | Frox |
| cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.3 | Vulnerable | Frox |
| cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.4 | Vulnerable | Frox |
| cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.5 | Vulnerable | Frox |
| cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.6 | Vulnerable | Frox |
- cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·Frox
- cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Frox
- cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Frox
- cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·Frox
- cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·Frox
- cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Frox
- cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.6 Vulnerable ·Frox
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0936
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmf2-frr2-96h6
References
More Frox vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02667 frox 0.7.16 and 0.7.17 does not properly parse certain Deny ACLs, which might allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-02666 frox 0.7.18, when running setuid root, does not properly drop privileges when reading a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2001-0936 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0936 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cmf2-frr2-96h6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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