SB2011041806 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Pure-FTPd
Published: April 18, 2011 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011041806
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0988)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
pure-ftpd 1.0.22, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 and SP4, and Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3 and SP4, when running OES Netware extensions, creates a world-writeable directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.