CVE-2026-63091

high

Description

ProFTPD before 1.3.9c and 1.3.10rc3 contains a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the mod_sftp module's SCP size-record parser that allows authenticated low-privilege attackers to bypass ASLR by sending a crafted file size value of UINT64_MAX, which results in a negative off_t value. Attackers can exploit the subsequent conversion to uint32_t, causing an approximately 4 GB requested read length and forcing the server to read beyond the end of the SSH channel data and write overread process memory into the uploaded file. In tested configurations, the disclosed data contains libc, libcrypto, and PIE pointers sufficient to derive their randomized base addresses, thereby bypassing ASLR and enabling reliable exploitation of memory corruption vulnerabilities in the same process.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-mod-sftp-signed-integer-overflow-via-scp-size-record-parser

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.9c

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.10rc3-3

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/2201

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/b9b7dde1bcd74bc23366484d53856b67b8d6d95e

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-20

Updated: 2026-07-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High