CVE-2023-22551

The FTP (aka "Implementation of a simple FTP client and server") project through 96c1a35 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by engaging in client activity, such as establishing and then terminating a connection. This occurs because malloc is used but free is not.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/rovinbhandari/FTP/issues/8	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rovinbhandari/FTP/issues/8	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ftp_project:ftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-01-01 18:15

Updated : 2025-04-07 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-22551

Mitre link : CVE-2023-22551

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-22551

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ftp_project

ftp

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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