What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-16231?

CVE-2018-16231 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Pftp CVE-2018-16231

HIGH

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2018-08-30 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Pftp

7.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 30, 2018 - 22:29 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server (PFTP) through 8.4f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an unspecified sequence of FTP commands.

AnalysisAI

Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server (PFTP) through 8.4f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an unspecified sequence of FTP commands. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Michael Roth Software Personal FTP Server (PFTP) through 8.4f allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an unspecified sequence of FTP commands. Affected products include: Michael-Roth-Software Pftp. Version information: through 8.4.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.