The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process
Published Jun 24, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.71%
Description
The ABB IDAL FTP server mishandles format strings in a username during the authentication process. Attempting to authenticate with the username %s%p%x%d will crash the server. Sending %08x.AAAA.%08x.%08x will log memory content from the stack.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 1.91 · ≤ 2.8.0.367
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.71% (0.03713) | 89.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.71% (0.03713) | 88.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 2.48% (0.02475) | 84.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 57.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.48% (0.02475) | 83.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 54.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.90% (0.02901) | 90.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.83% (0.09826) | 95.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 9.53% (0.09528) | 94.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 12.88% (0.12884) | 95.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 11.53% (0.11532) | 94.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.28% (0.10278) | 93.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.15% (0.02150) | 56.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.93th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.75th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 71.88th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153386/ABB-IDAL-FTP-Server-Uncontrolled-Format-String.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/33 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108886 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010377&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/published-advisories/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153386/ABB-IDAL-FTP-Server-Uncontrolled-Format-String.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/33 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108886 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010377&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/published-advisories/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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