#VU111810 Path traversal in ProFTPD - CVE-2010-3867
Published: September 15, 2011 / Updated: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111810
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3867
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ProFTPD
ProFTPD
Software vendor:
ProFTPD
ProFTPD
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code.
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mod_site_misc module in ProFTPD before 1.3.3c allow remote authenticated users to create directories, delete directories, create symlinks, and modify file timestamps via directory traversal sequences in a (1) SITE MKDIR, (2) SITE RMDIR, (3) SITE SYMLINK, or (4) SITE UTIME command.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3519
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050687.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050703.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050726.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42047
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42052
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42217
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.498209
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2191
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:227
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/01/4
- http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.3c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44562
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2853
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2941
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2959
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2962