Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0831
CVE-2003-0831
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.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.7_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.7_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.7_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.8_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.8_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.9_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.9_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=1.2.7, <=1.2.9rc2
Patches
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References
9- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405348nvdUS Government Resource
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012072.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/9829nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12200nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/107/nvd
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