CVE-2023-51713

  1. OpenCVE
  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2023-51713
make_ftp_cmd in main.c in ProFTPD before 1.3.8a has a one-byte out-of-bounds read, and daemon crash, because of mishandling of quote/backslash semantics.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWS Release Notes
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWS Release Notes
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00032.html
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

03 Nov 2025, 22:16

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References
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00032.html -

21 Nov 2024, 08:38

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWS - Release Notes () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWS - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory

08 Jan 2024, 19:06

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWS - () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.8/NEWS - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554 - () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683#issuecomment-1712887554 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683 - () https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1683 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
First Time Proftpd
Proftpd proftpd
CPE cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5
CWE CWE-125

22 Dec 2023, 03:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-12-22 03:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-51713

Mitre link : CVE-2023-51713

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-51713

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Products Affected

proftpd

  • proftpd
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read