A flaw was found in vsftpd. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via an integer overflow in the ls command parameter parsing, triggered by a remote, authenticated attacker sending a crafted STAT command with a specific byte sequence.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:4553 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:4554 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:4543 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:4513 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:4470 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:4522 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:4525 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:4550 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:4477 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of vsftpd installed on the remote host is prior to 3.0.2-25. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3176 advisory.

    A flaw was found in vsftpd. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via an integer overflow in     the ls command parameter parsing, triggered by a remote, authenticated attacker sending a crafted STAT     command with a specific byte sequence. (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1432 advisory.

    A flaw was found in vsftpd. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via an integer overflow in     the ls command parameter parsing, triggered by a remote, authenticated attacker sending a crafted STAT     command with a specific byte sequence. (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-f6fadfed32 advisory.

    Resolve CVE-2025-14242

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-67442bdd84 advisory.

    Resolve CVE-2025-14242

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2026-050:02 advisory.

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2026-044:01 advisory.

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:0608 advisory.

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:0606 advisory.

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:0605 advisory.

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:0606 advisory.

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:0605 advisory.

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-0608 advisory.

    - Fix CVE-2025-14242

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-0606 advisory.

    - Fix CVE-2025-14242

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-0605 advisory.

    - Fix CVE-2025-14242

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:0608 advisory.

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:0606 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:0608 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:0605 advisory.

    The vsftpd packages include a Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon, which is used to serve     files over a network.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vsftpd: vsftpd: Denial of service via integer overflow in ls command parameter parsing (CVE-2025-14242)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
302499	RHEL 10 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:4553)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
302498	RHEL 8 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:4554)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
302085	RHEL 9 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:4543)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
302043	RHEL 9 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:4513)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
302039	RHEL 8 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:4470)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
302027	RHEL 9 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:4522)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
302018	RHEL 9 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:4525)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
302017	RHEL 8 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:4550)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
301986	RHEL 8 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:4477)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
301270	Amazon Linux 2 : vsftpd, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3176 (ALAS-2026-3176)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
299532	Amazon Linux 2023 : vsftpd (ALAS2023-2026-1432)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
296242	Fedora 42 : vsftpd (2026-f6fadfed32)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
296237	Fedora 43 : vsftpd (2026-67442bdd84)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
294831	MiracleLinux 9 : vsftpd-3.0.5-6.el9_7.2 (AXSA:2026-050:02)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
293781	MiracleLinux 8 : vsftpd-3.0.3-36.el8_10.3 (AXSA:2026-044:01)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
291526	AlmaLinux 8 : vsftpd (ALSA-2026:0608)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	medium
291522	AlmaLinux 10 : vsftpd (ALSA-2026:0606)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	medium
291350	AlmaLinux 9 : vsftpd (ALSA-2026:0605)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	medium
291296	RockyLinux 10 : vsftpd (RLSA-2026:0606)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	medium
291291	RockyLinux 9 : vsftpd (RLSA-2026:0605)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	medium
287965	Oracle Linux 8 : vsftpd (ELSA-2026-0608)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
286288	Oracle Linux 10 : vsftpd (ELSA-2026-0606)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
286286	Oracle Linux 9 : vsftpd (ELSA-2026-0605)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
284831	RockyLinux 8 : vsftpd (RLSA-2026:0608)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	medium
284628	RHEL 10 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:0606)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
284509	RHEL 8 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:0608)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
284508	RHEL 9 : vsftpd (RHSA-2026:0605)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium

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