CVE-2020-6835
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 10, 2020 at 08:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBftpd
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An issue was discovered in Bftpd before 5.4. There is a heap-based off-by-one error during file-transfer error checking.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.4
Affected range stops below 5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/news.html#302460x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fossies.org/linux/bftpd/CHANGELOGCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-193
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