CVE-2003-0831
highpriority · attend · 66EPSS 0.584 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using certain files.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-107ProFTPd 1.2.9 rc2 - '.ASCII' File Remote Code Execution (1)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-110ProFTPd 1.2.7 < 1.2.9rc2 - Remote Code Execution / Brute Forcefunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-23170ProFTPd 1.2.7/1.2.8 - '.ASCII' File Transfer Buffer Overrunfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (10)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9829enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095enisa_euvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200enisa_euvd
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