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

EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Proftpd — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.