Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Bftpd by SourceForge
CVE-2020-6162

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Bftpd Project

Status
Bftpd
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2020

What is CVE-2020-6162?

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been identified in Bftpd 5.3, triggered by an uninitialized value under specific conditions. This flaw can lead to the daemon crashing during its startup sequence, particularly in the hidegroups_init function within dirlist.c. Such vulnerabilities can pose substantial risks, emphasizing the need for immediate attention and appropriate patching measures.

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References

http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/news.html
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https://fossies.org/linux/bftpd/CHANGELOG
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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