CVE-2023-22551
Title: Denial of Service (memory consumption) in FTP project
DoS
Proof Of Concept
PoC Available for CVE-2023-22551
CWE Category
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date
Jan 01, 2023
Modified Date
Apr 07, 2025
Exploit Status
Available
Score
7.5
CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
9.17%
Vulnerability Summary
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.
Impacted Vendors
Reference Links
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity
HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
Total: PatternsNo specific attack patterns mapped.
Likelihood
Severity
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CVE-2023-22551 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)
GitHub
https://github.com/viswagb/CVE-2023-22551
MODIFIED
Vulnerability data or affected products updated.
PUBLISHED
Vulnerability first announced in NVD.
Attack Vector Matrix
Access Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
CVSS Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Stack
No specific products linked.