CVE-2008-4242

NameCVE-2008-4242
DescriptionProFTPD 1.3.1 interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and execute arbitrary FTP commands via a long ftp:// URI that leverages an existing session from the FTP client implementation in a web browser.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1689-1
Debian Bugs502674

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
proftpd-dfsg (PTS)bullseye1.3.7a+dfsg-12+deb11u2fixed
bullseye (security)1.3.7a+dfsg-12+deb11u3fixed
bookworm1.3.8+dfsg-4+deb12u3fixed
bookworm (security)1.3.8+dfsg-4+deb12u4fixed
trixie1.3.8.b+dfsg-4fixed
sid1.3.8.c+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
proftpd-dfsgsourceetch1.3.0-19etch2DSA-1689-1
proftpd-dfsgsource(unstable)1.3.1-15low502674
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