CVE-2021-42624
A local buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in ftpproto.c...
A local buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in ftpproto.c through the tmp variable, where a crafted payload can be sent to the affected function.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A local buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in ftpproto.c through the tmp variable, where a crafted payload can be sent to the affected function.
- Record
CVE-2021-42624- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A local buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in ftpproto.c through the tmp variable, where a crafted payload can be sent to the affected function.
- Record
CVE-2021-42624- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29588 No score
A local buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in ftpproto.c through the tmp variable, where a crafted payload can be sent to the affected function.
- Record
EUVD-2021-29588- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hgqv-7qx7-42r2 No score
A local buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in ftpproto.c...
A local buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the latest version of Miniftpd in ftpproto.c through the tmp variable, where a crafted payload can be sent to the affected function.
- Record
GHSA-hgqv-7qx7-42r2- Weakness
- CWE-120
- 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-2021-42624 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Miniftpd Project Miniftpd, published November 4, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.