CVE-2020-14149

HIGH

uftpd < 2.12 - Denial of Service via CWD Path Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In uftpd before 2.12, handle_CWD in ftpcmd.c mishandled the path provided by the user, causing a NULL pointer dereference and denial of service, as demonstrated by a CWD /.. command.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/troglobit/uftpd/issues/30
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/troglobit/uftpd/releases/tag/v2.12
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.gentoo.org/726308

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0232
EPSS Percentile 81.3%
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-476
Status published
Products (1)
troglobit/uftpd < 2.12
Published Jun 15, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026