Proftpd vulnerabilitiesRanked by how likely they are to be used.

Product54 versions
The short answer

Proftpd is made by Proftpd Project. We track 19 published vulnerabilities in it, across 54 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. If you run Proftpd, keep it on a version the vendor still supports.

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Known exploited

Which Proftpd vulnerabilities are being exploited?

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None of Proftpd's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.

Exploit likelihood

Which Proftpd flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

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  1. 75%

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the sreplace function in ProFTPD 1.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers, probably authenticated, to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by...

    CVSS10.0Published8 Nov 2006
  2. 74%

    SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD Server 1.3.1 through 1.3.2rc2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a "%" (percent) character in the username, which introduces a "'" (single quote)...

    CVSS7.5Published12 Feb 2009
  3. 58%

    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.

    CVSS9.0Published17 Nov 2003
  4. 40%

    Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a.

    CVSS10.0Published9 Feb 1999
  5. 38%

    The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special...

    CVSS5.0Published31 Dec 2001
  6. 38%

    Buffer overflow in ProFTPD, wu-ftpd, and beroftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via a series of MKD and CWD commands that create nested directories.

    CVSS10.0Published27 Aug 1999
  7. 18%

    SQL injection vulnerability in the PostgreSQL authentication module (mod_sql_postgres) for ProFTPD before 1.2.9rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL and gain privileges by bypassing authentication or...

    CVSS10.0Published7 Aug 2003
  8. 17%

    Buffer overflow in the tls_x509_name_oneline function in the mod_tls module, as used in ProFTPD 1.3.0a and earlier, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large data...

    CVSS7.5Published30 Nov 2006
  9. 13%

    Buffer overflow in mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long password.

    CVSS7.5Published31 Dec 2005
  10. 12%

    ProFTPD 1.2.2rc2, and possibly other versions, does not properly verify reverse-resolved hostnames by performing forward resolution, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs or cause an incorrect client hostname...

    CVSS7.5Published31 Dec 2001
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We track 19 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Proftpd, across 54 versions.

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