CVE-2018-16231 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server (PFTP) through 8.4f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an unspecified sequence of FTP commands.

Published: 2018-08-30

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:michael-roth-software:pftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-8083	Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server (PFTP) through 8.4f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an unspecified sequence of FTP commands.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0127.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hansesecure.de/vulnerability-remote-dos-in-personal-ftp-server/

History

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Subscriptions

Michael-roth-software Pftp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-08-30T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:17:38.293Z

Reserved: 2018-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16231

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-30T22:29:00.237

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:43:56.187

Link: CVE-2018-16231

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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