CVE-2021-46854 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.7c allows memory disclosure to RADIUS servers because it copies blocks of 16 characters.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01118.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Proftpd	Proftpd

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-33508	mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.7c allows memory disclosure to RADIUS servers because it copies blocks of 16 characters.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/RELEASE_NOTES-1.3.7e
https://bugs.gentoo.org/811495
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1284
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/1285
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-03

History

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-28T20:17:36.096Z

Reserved: 2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-46854

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:17:42.938Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-23T07:15:09.057

Modified: 2025-04-28T21:15:55.927

Link: CVE-2021-46854

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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