CVE-2019-18217

HIGH NUCLEI

Proftpd < 1.3.5 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule

Description

ProFTPD before 1.3.6b and 1.3.7rc before 1.3.7rc2 allows remote unauthenticated denial-of-service due to incorrect handling of overly long commands because main.c in a child process enters an infinite loop.

Nuclei Templates (1)

ProFTPD < 1.3.6b - Remote Unauthenticated DoS
HIGHVERIFIEDby pussycat0x
Shodan: product:"proftpd" || cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd"

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0331
EPSS Percentile 87.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (3)
proftpd/proftpd 1.3.6 (6 CPE variants)
proftpd/proftpd 1.3.7 rc1
proftpd/proftpd < 1.3.5
Published Oct 21, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026