CVE-2004-0148

Summary

CVECVE-2004-0148
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-04-15 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Descriptionwu-ftpd 2.6.2 and earlier, with the restricted-gid option enabled, allows local users to bypass access restrictions by changing the permissions to prevent access to their home directory, which causes wu-ftpd to use the root directory instead.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sgi Propack 2.3 All All All
Application Sgi Propack 2.4 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.1 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18 All academ All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr8 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta2 All academ All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_vr16 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.4.2_vr17 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.5.0 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.6.0 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.6.1 All All All
Application Washington University Wu-ftpd 2.6.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
'[security bulletin] SSRT4704 rev.0 HP-UX wu-ftpd local unauthorized access' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
#102356: Security Vulnerability in the Solaris 9 in.ftpd(1M) Server May Allow Unauthorized Directory Access af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
WU-FTPD restricted-gid Unauthorized Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - WU-FTPD Directory Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Félicitations ! Votre domaine a bien été créé chez OVH ! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.frsirt.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-457-1 wu-ftpd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Solaris in.ftpd Directory Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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