CVE-2003-0831 EXPLOIT
9.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 58.4% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 58.36% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-11-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| proftpd project | proftpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ProFTPd 1.2.7 < 1.2.9rc2 - Remote Code Execution / Brute Force | 2003-10-13 |
| exploit-db | ProFTPd 1.2.9 rc2 - '.ASCII' File Remote Code Execution (1) | 2003-10-04 |
| exploit-db | ProFTPd 1.2.7/1.2.8 - '.ASCII' File Transfer Buffer Overrun | 2003-09-23 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9829
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106441655617816&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606885611269&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9829
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:095
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/
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