CVE-2021-40491
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.5)—
The ftp client in GNU Inetutils before 2.2 does not validate addresses returned by PASV/LSPV responses to make sure they match the server address. This is similar to CVE-2020-8284 for curl.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Puntuación base: 6.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.03%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 63
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-345
Referencias
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=993476
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git/commit/?id=58cb043b190fd04effdaea7c9403416b436e50dd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00033.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2021-06/msg00002.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=993476
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git/commit/?id=58cb043b190fd04effdaea7c9403416b436e50dd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00033.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2021-06/msg00002.html
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