THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-3125
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-3125

Proftpd vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
7.0%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
The mod_tls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.5b and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc2 does not properly handle the TLSDHParamFile directive, which might cause a weaker than intended Diffie-Hellman (DH) key to be used and consequently allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Affected vendor
Proftpd
Affected product
Proftpd
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2016-04-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 7.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-3125

  • Confirm whether Proftpd Proftpd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-3125.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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