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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-63091 EUVD-2026-45961GHSA-gqm5-f386-9r92

ProFTPD mod_sftp Signed Integer Overflow via SCP Size-Record Parser

Published Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

ProFTPD before 1.3.9c and 1.3.10rc3 contains a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the mod_sftp module's SCP size-record parser that allows authenticated low-privilege attackers to bypass ASLR by sending a crafted file size value of UINT64_MAX, which results in a negative off_t value. Attackers can exploit the subsequent conversion to uint32_t, causing an approximately 4 GB requested read length and forcing the server to read beyond the end of the SSH channel data and write overread process memory into the uploaded file. In tested configurations, the disclosed data contains libc, libcrypto, and PIE pointers sufficient to derive their randomized base addresses, thereby bypassing ASLR and enabling reliable exploitation of memory corruption vulnerabilities in the same process.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
proftpd proftpd < 1.3.9c, 1.3.10rc1 – < 1.3.10rc3 1.3.9c

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 proftpd-dfsg 1.3.9c~dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 proftpd-dfsg 1.3.8.c+dfsg-4+deb13u3 —
Debian 12 proftpd-dfsg No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 proftpd-dfsg No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS proftpd-dfsg No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS proftpd-dfsg No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS proftpd-dfsg No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS proftpd-dfsg No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS proftpd-dfsg No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS proftpd-dfsg No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 proftpd 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5181-1
SLES 15 SP6 proftpd 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5181-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 proftpd 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5181-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed proftpd 1.3.9e-2.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:12517-1

Advisories 4

References