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CVE-2019-7231
The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an authenticated attacker. This overflow is…
Medium5.7EPSS 6.7%
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Description
The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an authenticated attacker. This overflow is handled, but terminates the process. An authenticated attacker can send a FTP command string of 472 bytes or more to overflow a buffer, causing an exception that terminates the server.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.7% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.7.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- https://www.darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/published-advisories/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20190624 XL-19-007 - ABB IDAL FTP Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010377&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153395/ABB-IDAL-FTP-Server-Buffer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 108886 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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