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TI-2019-13236 Aliases CVE-2019-18217GHSA-5446-jrwr-x7c6

ProFTPD before 1.3.6b and 1.3.7rc before 1.3.7rc2 allows remote unauthenticated…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.2025 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.5VulnerableProFTPD
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6VulnerableProFTPD
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:a:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6 aVulnerableProFTPD
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6 rc1VulnerableProFTPD
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6 rc2VulnerableProFTPD
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6 rc3VulnerableProFTPD
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6 rc4VulnerableProFTPD
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.7 rc1VulnerableProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 a Vulnerable ·ProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 rc1 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 rc2 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 rc3 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 rc4 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.7 rc1 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5446-jrwr-x7c6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 10

Other 3

  • TI-2015-02923 Access control flaw in ProFTPD mod_copy allows arbitrary file access KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03974 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the pr_netio_telnet_gets function in netio.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-05061 ProFTPD 1.3.3c Backdoor Command Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2019-09597 An arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod_copy in ProFTPD up to 1.3.5b allows for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-30493 SQL injection in ProFTPD CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
See all 32 →

Sources

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