CVE-2023-51713

high

Description

make_ftp_cmd in main.c in ProFTPD before 1.3.8a has a one-byte out-of-bounds read, and daemon crash, because of mishandling of quote/backslash semantics.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00032.html

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWS

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-12-22

Updated: 2025-11-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H