CVE-2018-17106
In Tinyftp Tinyftpd 1.1, a buffer overflow exists in the text variable of the do_mkd function in...
In Tinyftp Tinyftpd 1.1, a buffer overflow exists in the text variable of the do_mkd function in the ftpproto.c file. An attacker can overwrite ebp via a long pathname.
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
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Tinyftp Tinyftpd 1.1, a buffer overflow exists in the text variable of the do_mkd function in the ftpproto.c file. An attacker can overwrite ebp via a long pathname.
- Record
CVE-2018-17106- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Tinyftp Tinyftpd 1.1, a buffer overflow exists in the text variable of the do_mkd function in the ftpproto.c file. An attacker can overwrite ebp via a long pathname.
- Record
CVE-2018-17106- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8885 No score
In Tinyftp Tinyftpd 1.1, a buffer overflow exists in the text variable of the do_mkd function in the ftpproto.c file. An attacker can overwrite ebp via a long pathname.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8885- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w985-966r-h4ch
In Tinyftp Tinyftpd 1.1, a buffer overflow exists in the text variable of the do_mkd function in...
In Tinyftp Tinyftpd 1.1, a buffer overflow exists in the text variable of the do_mkd function in the ftpproto.c file. An attacker can overwrite ebp via a long pathname.
- Record
GHSA-w985-966r-h4ch- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Tinyftp Tinyftpd 1.1, a buffer overflow exists in the text variable of the do_mkd function in the ftpproto.c file. An attacker can overwrite ebp via a long pathname.
- Record
CVE-2018-17106- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17106 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tinyftp Project Tinyftp, published September 16, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.95%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.