CVE-2001-0456

critical

Description

postinst installation script for Proftpd in Debian 2.2 does not properly change the "run as uid/gid root" configuration when the user enables anonymous access, which causes the server to run at a higher privilege than intended.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6208

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-032

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-06-27

Updated: 2017-10-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical