CVE-2019-7231
The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an...
The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an authenticated attacker. This overflow is handled, but terminates the process. An authenticated attacker can send a FTP command string of 472 bytes or more to overflow a buffer, causing an exception that terminates the server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an authenticated attacker. This overflow is handled, but terminates the process. An authenticated attacker can send a FTP command string of 472 bytes or more to overflow a buffer, causing an exception that terminates the server.
- Record
CVE-2019-7231- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.7 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an authenticated attacker. This overflow is handled, but terminates the process. An authenticated attacker can send a FTP command string of 472 bytes or more to overflow a buffer, causing an exception that terminates the server.
- Record
CVE-2019-7231- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16775 No score
The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an authenticated attacker. This overflow is handled, but terminates the process. An authenticated attacker can send a FTP command string of 472 bytes or more to overflow a buffer, causing an exception that terminates the server.
- Record
EUVD-2019-16775- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6chp-wcgf-65jm
The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an...
The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an authenticated attacker. This overflow is handled, but terminates the process. An authenticated attacker can send a FTP command string of 472 bytes or more to overflow a buffer, causing an exception that terminates the server.
- Record
GHSA-6chp-wcgf-65jm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2019-7231 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) 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 6.66%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/published-advisories
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/35
search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010377&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153395/ABB-IDAL-FTP-Server-Buffer-Overflow.html
securityfocus.com/bid/108886
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7231
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6chp-wcgf-65jm