CVE-2009-0543
mediumpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.158 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ProFTPD Server 1.3.1, with NLS support enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass SQL injection protection mechanisms via invalid, encoded multibyte characters, which are not properly handled in (1) mod_sql_mysql and (2) mod_sql_postgres.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-8037ProFTPd - 'mod_mysql' Authentication Bypassfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3173enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34268enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/4enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5enisa_euvd
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3173nvd
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