# CVE-2021-40491: 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 ad

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-03 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=993476
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git/commit/?id=58cb043b190fd04effdaea7c9403416b436e50dd
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2021-06/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00033.html

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