TI-2021-18868 Aliases CVE-2021-42624 GHSA-hgqv-7qx7-42r2

A local buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in…

LOW 34CWE-120Published 2021-11-04 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A local buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in ftpproto.c through the tmp variable, where a crafted payload can be sent to the affected function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00307 23rd 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

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:miniftpd_project:miniftpd:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Miniftpd Project

cpe:2.3:a:miniftpd_project:miniftpd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Miniftpd Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42624
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgqv-7qx7-42r2

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/Gabe-commiter/Miniftpd/issues/4

TI-2021-17372 A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in the do_retr function in ftpproto.c CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-16851 A Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in Miniftpd 1.0 in the do_mkd function in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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