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
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
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.