#VU45122 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Pure-FTPd - CVE-2011-0988

Vulnerability identifier: #VU45122

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0988

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pure-FTPd
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)

Vendor: PureFTPd.org

Description

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pure-FTPd: 1.0.22

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External links
https://secunia.com/advisories/44039
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66618
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/7849430

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.