CVE-2024-57392Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated session crash via null pointer dereferences

Published Feb 6, 2025 · Updated Mar 2, 2025

NULL pointer dereferences in ProFTPD at commit 4017eff8 allow remote authenticated users to crash their own FTP session during data transfers. In modules/mod_ls.c, sendline reads session.d->outstrm and outputfiles writes tail->down without first ensuring those pointers are non-NULL. The upstream maintainer reproduced only per-session crashes after authentication, found no buffer overflow or code execution, and reports that other clients and connections remain unaffected.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereferences in ProFTPD at commit 4017eff8 allow remote authenticated users to crash their own FTP session during data transfers. In modules/mod_ls.c, sendline reads session.d->outstrm and outputfiles writes tail->down without first ensuring those pointers are non-NULL. The upstream maintainer reproduced only per-session crashes after authentication, found no buffer overflow or code execution, and reports that other clients and connections remain unaffected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-57392
Published
Feb 6, 2025
Updated
Mar 2, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-120
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.7SUSECVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.3GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
7.5UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5SUSECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Public exploit references

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