Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0456 (CCN-6208)

Assigned:2001-03-07
Published:2001-03-07
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:postinst installation script for Proftpd in Debian 2.2 does not properly change the "run as uid/gid root" configuration when the user enables anonymous access, which causes the server to run at a higher privilege than intended.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0456

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
DSA-032

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-032
proftpd -- proftpd running with incorrect userid

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5638
ProFTPD on Debian Linux postinst Installation Privilege Escalation

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
proftpd-postinst-root(6208)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
proftpd-postinst-root(6208)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    debian debian linux 2.2
    debian debian linux 2.2