CVE-2003-0831 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2003-0831

ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

proftpd project

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Affected Software

proftpd
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.7, 1.2.7_rc1, 1.2.7_rc2, 1.2.7_rc3, 1.2.8, 1.2.8_rc1, 1.2.8_rc2, 1.2.9_rc1, 1.2.9_rc2

Timeline

Official Publish: September 25th, 2003
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.