CVE-2009-0542

Summary

CVECVE-2009-0542
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-12 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-11 21:01:00 UTC
DescriptionSQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD Server 1.3.1 through 1.3.2rc2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a "%" (percent) character in the username, which introduces a "'" (single quote) character during variable substitution by mod_sql.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-89

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.3.1 All All All
Application Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.3.2 All All All
Application Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.3.2_rc2 All All All
Application Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.3.1 All All All
Application Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.3.2 All All All
Application Proftpd Project Proftpd 1.3.2_rc2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request for proftpd MLIST www.openwall.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
ProFTPd with mod_mysql Authentication Bypass Vulnerability EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- ProFTPD: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Advisories | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1730-1 proftpd-dfsg DEBIAN www.debian.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Bug 3180 – SQL injection vulnerability CONFIRM bugs.proftpd.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request for proftpd MLIST www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request for proftpd MLIST www.openwall.com
Gentoo update for proftpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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