CVE-2019-25686 (GCVE-0-2019-25686)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-05 20:45 – Updated: 2026-04-06 15:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Core FTP 2.0 build 653 PBSZ Unauthenticated Denial of Service
Summary
Core FTP 2.0 build 653 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the PBSZ command that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the service by sending a malformed command with an oversized buffer. Attackers can send a PBSZ command with a payload exceeding 211 bytes to trigger an access violation and crash the FTP server process.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46532 | exploit |
| http://www.coreftp.com/ | product |
| http://coreftp.com/server/download/archive/CoreFT… | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/core-ftp-bui… | third-party-advisory |
Date Public
2019-03-12 00:00
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