#VU43153 Race condition in ProFTPD - CVE-2012-6095
Published: January 24, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43153
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6095
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ProFTPD
ProFTPD
Software vendor:
ProFTPD
ProFTPD
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.