CVE-2020-36617 json
ewxrjk sftpserver parse.c sftp_parse_path uninitialized pointer
published 2022-12-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-24078
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in ewxrjk sftpserver. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sftp_parse_path of the file parse.c. The manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The name of the patch is bf4032f34832ee11d79aa60a226cc018e7ec5eed. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-216205 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: In some deployment models this would be a vulnerability. README specifically warns about avoiding such deployment models.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- ewxrjk sftpserver
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
References
-
github.com
/ewxrjk/sftpserver/commit/bf4032f34832ee11d79aa60a226cc018e7ec5eed
patch, third-party-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/?id.216205
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36617
- NVD CVE-2020-36617
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