Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting bftpd package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BFTPD-13638671
  • published20 Oct 2025
  • disclosed19 Oct 2025
  • creditHeng Zhang

Introduced: 19 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-11947  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for bftpd.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the expand_groups function in the configuration file handler process. An attacker can cause a denial of service and unintended behavior by providing specially crafted input to the configuration file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1