CVE-2010-4652

Summary

CVECVE-2010-4652
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-02-02 01:00:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the sql_prepare_where function (contrib/mod_sql.c) in ProFTPD before 1.3.3d, when mod_sql is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted username containing substitution tags, which are not properly handled during construction of an SQL query.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 pre10 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 pre9 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.1 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.10 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.10 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.10 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.10 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.2 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.2 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.2 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.2 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.3 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.4 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.5 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.5 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.5 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.5 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.6 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.6 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.6 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.7 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.7 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.7 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.7 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.8 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.8 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.8 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.9 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.9 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.9 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.9 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 a All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc4 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc5 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.1 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.1 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.1 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.1 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 a All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 b All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 c All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 d All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 e All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc4 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 a All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 b All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 rc4 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd All c All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: proftpd-1.3.3d-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: proftpd-1.3.3d-1.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 3536 – mod_sql has insufficient bounds checking in sql_prepare_where() function af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.proftpd.org Exploit, Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
.:: Phrack Magazine ::. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 phrack.org
Bug 670170 – CVE-2010-4652 ProFTPD (mod_sql): Heap-based buffer overflow by processing certain usernames, when mod_sql module enabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Patch
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 proftpd.org
ProFTPD 'mod_sql' Remote Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2191-1 proftpd-dfsg af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:023 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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