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3 vulnerabilities by ProFTPD Project
CVE-2026-53994 (GCVE-0-2026-53994)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-18 19:30 – Updated: 2026-07-28 01:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ProFTPD mod_sftp Heap Buffer Overflow via Unsigned Integer Underflow and Size Truncation
Summary
ProFTPD mod_sftp contains a heap-based buffer overflow reachable by an authenticated SFTP user. The fxp_packet_read() function accepts the attacker-supplied 32-bit big-endian SFTP packet length without a minimum sanity check. A value of 0 causes an unsigned subtraction elsewhere in the read path to underflow to approximately 4 GB. That oversized request reaches the core memory allocator, where the rounded size is computed in size_t but passed to new_block() as a 32-bit int; the low 32 bits of 0x100000000 are 0, so new_block() returns a small (~512-byte) block while the caller is told it received ~4 GB. The subsequent fill loop then streams attacker-controlled bytes past the end of the 544-byte allocation, producing an attacker-controlled heap buffer overflow. An authenticated user can crash the per-connection ProFTPD session child on demand with a single malformed SFTP packet (packet_len=0 followed by a body greater than approximately 544 bytes), producing reliable authenticated remote denial of service. Depending on heap layout and adjacent allocations, heap metadata corruption and further consequences beyond denial of service may be possible, though only denial of service is demonstrated by the supplied proof of concept.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd | product |
| https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/7342836… | patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-mod-… | third-party-advisory |
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1 product
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| ProFTPD Project | ProFTPD |
Affected:
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(git)
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Date Public
2026-07-18 00:00
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CVE-2026-35025 (GCVE-0-2026-35025)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-24 13:21 – Updated: 2026-07-14 20:00 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ProFTPD ACL Bypass via /proc/self/root Path Prefix in RNFR
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/2170 | technical-description |
| http://www.proftpd.org/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-acl-… | third-party-advisory |
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1 product
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Affected:
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2026-06-23 00:00
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CVE-2010-20103 (GCVE-0-2010-20103)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-20 15:38 – Updated: 2026-07-15 01:23 X_Known Exploited Vulnerability
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ProFTPD 1.3.3c Backdoor Command Execution
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-912 - Hidden Functionality
Assigner
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
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| https://advisories.checkpoint.com/defense/advisor… | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd | product |
| http://www.proftpd.org/ | product |
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Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| ProFTPD Project | ProFTPD (Professional FTP Daemon) |
Affected:
1.3.3c
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Date Public
2010-12-02 00:00
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