# CVE-2011-1137: Integer overflow in the mod\_sftp (aka SFTP) module in ProFTPD 1.3.3d and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memor

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2011-03-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the mod_sftp (aka SFTP) module in ProFTPD 1.3.3d and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption leading to OOM kill) via a malformed SSH message.

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## References

- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.485806
- http://proftp.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/proftp/proftpd/contrib/mod_sftp/packet.h?r1=1.3&r2=1.3.2.1
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16129/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43978
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0857
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681718
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46183
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2185
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3586
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3587
- http://proftp.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/proftp/proftpd/contrib/mod_sftp/packet.c?r1=1.14.2.2&r2=1.14.2.3
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0617
- http://proftp.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/proftp/proftpd/contrib/mod_sftp/mod_sftp.c?r1=1.29.2.1&r2=1.29.2.2
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058344.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43234
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058356.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43635
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16129

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