Vulnerability · Published Oct 24, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-48208
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in the pure-ftpd package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pure-ftpd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48208 |
| Debian:13 | pure-ftpd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48208 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pure-ftpd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48208 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | pure-ftpd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48208 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | pure-ftpd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48208 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | pure-ftpd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48208 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H