CVE-2012-6095
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.2
Description
ProFTPD before 1.3.5rc1, when using the UserOwner directive, allows local users to modify the ownership of arbitrary files via a race condition and a symlink attack on the (1) MKD or (2) XMKD commands.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.3.4a-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.3.4a-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.3.4a-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.3.4a-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.3.4a-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| proftpd | proftpd | {"endIncluding":"1.3.4"} | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.0 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.1 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.2 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.3 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.4 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.5 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.6 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.7 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.8 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.9 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.2.10 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.3.0 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.3.1 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.3.2 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.3.3 | |
| proftpd | proftpd | 1.3.4 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-362
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.