CVE-2019-7230
The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process...
The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process. Attempting to authenticate with the username %s%p%x%d will crash the server. Sending %08x.AAAA.%08x.%08x will log memory content from the stack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process. Attempting to authenticate with the username %s%p%x%d will crash the server. Sending %08x.AAAA.%08x.%08x will log memory content from the stack.
- Record
CVE-2019-7230- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process. Attempting to authenticate with the username %s%p%x%d will crash the server. Sending %08x.AAAA.%08x.%08x will log memory content from the stack.
- Record
CVE-2019-7230- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16774 No score
The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process. Attempting to authenticate with the username %s%p%x%d will crash the server. Sending %08x.AAAA.%08x.%08x will log memory content from the stack.
- Record
EUVD-2019-16774- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5w9j-2m47-gv2x
8.8
The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process...
The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process. Attempting to authenticate with the username %s%p%x%d will crash the server. Sending %08x.AAAA.%08x.%08x will log memory content from the stack.
- Record
GHSA-5w9j-2m47-gv2x- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-134
- 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-2019-7230 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Abb Pb610 Panel Builder 600 Firmware, published June 24, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.71%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/published-advisories
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/33
search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010377&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153386/ABB-IDAL-FTP-Server-Uncontrolled-Format-String.html
securityfocus.com/bid/108886
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7230
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5w9j-2m47-gv2x