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CVE-2012-6095

ProFTPD before 1.3.5rc1, when using the UserOwner directive, allows local users to modify the ownership of arbitrary fil

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.

LOW · CVSS 1.2 EPSS 0.00057
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Weakness Classification

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
proftpd<= 1.3.4
proftpdall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

1.2
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD24 Jan 2013 · 09:55 PM
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3841
http://proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.5rc1
http://secunia.com/advisories/51823Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2606
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07/3
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