CVE-2023-24042
Published: 21 January 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-24042 is a high-severity Race Condition (CWE-362) vulnerability in Hfiref0X Lightftp. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 49.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-28106
Vulnerability details
A race condition in LightFTP through 2.2 allows an attacker to achieve path traversal via a malformed FTP request. A handler thread can use an overwritten context->FileName.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.
Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.