NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting troglobit/uftpd package, versions [,2.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.32% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TROGLOBITUFTPD-2365571
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Jun 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-14149  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade troglobit/uftpd to version 2.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference. 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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