SB2023122823 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for proftpd
Published: December 28, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023122823
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51713)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the make_ftp_cmd() function in main.c. A remote user can pass a specially crafted command to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.