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CVE-2019-7231 json

The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an authenticated attacker.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-16775

cvss
5.7
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.7%
EPSS 6.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The ABB IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a long string is sent by an authenticated attacker. This overflow is handled, but terminates the process. An authenticated attacker can send a FTP command string of 472 bytes or more to overflow a buffer, causing an exception that terminates the server.

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Vendor advisories

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cisa ICSA-19-178-01 updated cvss 6.5

ABB PB610 Panel Builder 600

  • ABB PB610 Panel Builder 600 order code 1SAP500900R0101, 1.91 <= 2.8.0.367
    affected: mitigation “PB610 Panel Builder 600: v2.8.0.424.” library.e.abb.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

6.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/35 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153395/ABB-IDAL-FTP-Server-Buffer-Overflow.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.7 AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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