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High · 8.6 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2024-48208 EUVD-2024-42955GHSA-rrmj-qxgv-v296

pure-ftpd before 1.0.52 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. There is an out of bounds read in the domlsd() function of the ls.c file.

Published Oct 24, 2024 · Updated Oct 28, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: pure-ftpd Package: pure-ftpd Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

pure-ftpd before 1.0.52 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. There is an out of bounds read in the domlsd() function of the ls.c file.

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

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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 13 pure-ftpd No fix yet —
Debian 12 pure-ftpd No fix yet —

Ubuntu

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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS pure-ftpd No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 pure-ftpd No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS pure-ftpd No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS pure-ftpd No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pure-ftpd No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS pure-ftpd No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS pure-ftpd No fix yet —

openSUSE

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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed pure-ftpd 1.0.51-5.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:15266-1

Public exploits

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Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • rohilchaudhry/CVE-2024-48208 ★ 7 · Oct 30, 2024

    This repo contains all the work surrounding the development of the PoC for CVE-2024-48208, and how a simple OOB(Out-of-bound) read can result in jail escapes as well as broken access control.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

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