{
    "id": "CVE-2003-0831",
    "published": "2003-11-17 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:03:02",
    "cvss_score": "9.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.58355",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99071",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:14:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "proftpd_project",
            "product": "proftpd"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "110",
            "title": "ProFTPd 1.2.7 < 1.2.9rc2 - Remote Code Execution / Brute Force",
            "date": "2003-10-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/110"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "107",
            "title": "ProFTPd 1.2.9 rc2 - '.ASCII' File Remote Code Execution (1)",
            "date": "2003-10-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "23170",
            "title": "ProFTPd 1.2.7/1.2.8 - '.ASCII' File Transfer Buffer Overrun",
            "date": "2003-09-23",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23170"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/"
    ]
}