CVE-2019-12815
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2019 at 10:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:15 AM UTC
5 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraProFTPD
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 58%
Description
An arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod_copy in ProFTPD up to 1.3.5b allows for remote code execution and information disclosure without authentication, a related issue to CVE-2015-3306.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%2.0 ≤ v < 2.2
Affected range stops below 2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-cp-1543-1 (same device)
80%
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4372
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.html
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/816
References (15)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4372Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00022.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109339x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940889.pdfx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/816Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00006.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-755
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