UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51713

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51713
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51713.json
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https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51713
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Published
2023-12-22T03:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:02:23Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

makeftpcmd in main.c in ProFTPD before 1.3.8a has a one-byte out-of-bounds read, and daemon crash, because of mishandling of quote/backslash semantics.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / proftpd-dfsg

Package

Name
proftpd-dfsg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/proftpd-dfsg@1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.5-2
1.3.5a-1
1.3.5a-1build1
1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-basic",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-geoip",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-odbc",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-sqlite",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / proftpd-dfsg

Package

Name
proftpd-dfsg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/proftpd-dfsg@1.3.5e-1build1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.5d-1
1.3.5e-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-basic",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5e-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5e-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-geoip",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5e-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5e-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5e-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-odbc",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5e-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5e-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-sqlite",
            "binary_version": "1.3.5e-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / proftpd-dfsg

Package

Name
proftpd-dfsg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/proftpd-dfsg@1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.6-6build2
1.3.6c-1
1.3.6c-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-basic",
            "binary_version": "1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-geoip",
            "binary_version": "1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-odbc",
            "binary_version": "1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-snmp",
            "binary_version": "1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-sqlite",
            "binary_version": "1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / proftpd-dfsg

Package

Name
proftpd-dfsg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/proftpd-dfsg@1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.7b+dfsg-1
1.3.7c+dfsg-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-basic",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-core",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-crypto",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-geoip",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-odbc",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-snmp",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-sqlite",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "proftpd-mod-wrap",
            "binary_version": "1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}