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CVE-2019-25654

8.7
High
EPSS 0.69%Mar 30, 2026

Buffer overflow in Core FTP/SFTP Server 1.2 allows DoS via domain field.

common questions

Is CVE-2019-25654 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2019-25654 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2019-25654?

CVE-2019-25654 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-25654?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2019-25654, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2019-25654 affect?

CVE-2019-25654 affects Core FTP/SFTP Server 1.2. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2019-25654?

Update when patch is released; otherwise isolate the server.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Core FTP/SFTP Server 1.2
impact

DoS: remote crash by processing a ~7KB domain payload in Core FTP Server 1.2.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
Coreftp Core FTP/SFTP Server
  • affectedv2-Build 673

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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