Description
Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in the FTP module in Erlang/OTP R15B03 allow context-dependent attackers to inject arbitrary FTP commands via CRLF sequences in the (1) user, (2) account, (3) cd, (4) ls, (5) nlist, (6) rename, (7) delete, (8) mkdir, (9) rmdir, (10) recv, (11) recv_bin, (12) recv_chunk_start, (13) send, (14) send_bin, (15) send_chunk_start, (16) append_chunk_start, (17) append, or (18) append_bin command.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | erlang | 1:16.b.3.1-dfsg-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | erlang | 1:16.b.3.1-dfsg-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | erlang | 1:16.b.3.1-dfsg-3 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | erlang | 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 | USN-3571-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | erlang | 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 | USN-3571-1 |
Advisories 1
- USN-3571-1 erlang vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
References
- USN-3571-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059331
- FEDORA-2014-15394 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2015:174 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140128 CVE Request: Erlang OTP - ftp module - FTP Command Injection mailing-list
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0553.html