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CVE-2021-478657.5HighCWE-770

CVE-2021-47865: ProFTPD 1.3.7a - Remote Denial of Service

ProFTPD

Affected: ProFTPD · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
49th percentile
050100

Higher than 49% of scored CVEs

7.5HighCVSS 3.1
LowHigh

DescriptionCVE.org

ProFTPD 1.3.7a contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to overwhelm the server by creating multiple simultaneous FTP connections. Attackers can repeatedly establish connections using threading to exhaust server connection limits and block legitimate user access.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • ProFTPD · ProFTPD1.3.7a

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Exploitation
Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
ProFTPD
Published
January 2026

CoverageNo articles yet

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