CVE-2017-16892
In Bftpd before 4.7, there is a memory leak in the file rename function.
In Bftpd before 4.7, there is a memory leak in the file rename function.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Bftpd before 4.7, there is a memory leak in the file rename function.
- Record
CVE-2017-16892- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Bftpd before 4.7, there is a memory leak in the file rename function.
- Record
CVE-2017-16892- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8063 No score
In Bftpd before 4.7, there is a memory leak in the file rename function.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8063- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-367q-prcf-2r3g
In Bftpd before 4.7, there is a memory leak in the file rename function.
In Bftpd before 4.7, there is a memory leak in the file rename function.
- Record
GHSA-367q-prcf-2r3g- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16892 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Bftpd Project Bftpd, published November 19, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.