Vulnerability in Proftpd
CVE-2012-6095
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.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.2 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Proftpd — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.5rc1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07/3 (mailing-list)
- bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/51823 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2606 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6095?
- CVE-2012-6095 is a vulnerability in Proftpd, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). Published 2013-01-24.
- Is CVE-2012-6095 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.