CVE-2016-3125

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3125
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-05 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe mod_tls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.5b and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc2 does not properly handle the TLSDHParamFile directive, which might cause a weaker than intended Diffie-Hellman (DH) key to be used and consequently allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-254 | CWE-310 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.6 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd All a All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - ProFTPD before 1.3.5b/1.3.6rc2 uses 1024 bit Diffie Hellman parameters for TLS even if user sets manual parameters af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: proftpd-1.3.5b-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 4230 – TLSDHParamFile directive appears ignored because unexpected DH is chosen af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.proftpd.org Issue Tracking
proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.6rc2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 proftpd.org Release Notes
openSUSE-SU-2016:1558-1: moderate: Security update for proftpd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1334-1: moderate: Security update for proftpd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: ProFTPD before 1.3.5b/1.3.6rc2 uses 1024 bit Diffie Hellman parameters for TLS even if user sets manual parameters af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: proftpd-1.3.5b-1.fc24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: proftpd-1.3.5b-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.5b af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 proftpd.org Release Notes
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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