# CVE-2019-25587: BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50 Storage-Path Denial of Service

> Local attackers can crash BulletProof FTP Server by supplying an excessively long string to the Storage-Path configuration parameter when Override Storage-Path is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p42h-j8rx-5jc2

## What is CVE-2019-25587?

CVE-2019-25587 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Bpftpserver BulletProof FTP Server, published on 22 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the Storage-Path configuration parameter that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string value. Attackers can enable the Override Storage-Path setting and paste a buffer of 500 bytes or more to trigger an application crash when saving the configuration.

Weakness: CWE-1282 (Assumed-Immutable Data is Stored in Writable Memory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25587?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bpftpserver Bulletproof Ftp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25587?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25587 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25587 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bpftpserver BulletProof FTP Server

- [CVE-2019-25588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25588/): BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50 Denial of Service via DNS Address (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2018-25229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25229/): BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50 Denial of Service via SMTP (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25587 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25587 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Bpftpserver BulletProof FTP Server, published on 22 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25587 exists.

Affected product: Bpftpserver BulletProof FTP Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25587/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25587/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25587
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25587
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25587

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25587/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.