CVE-2012-6095

Summary

CVECVE-2012-6095
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-01-24 21:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionProFTPD 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 pre10 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 pre9 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.0 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.1 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.10 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.10 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.10 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.10 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.2 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.2 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.2 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.2 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.3 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.4 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.5 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.5 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.5 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.5 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.6 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.6 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.6 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.7 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.7 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.7 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.7 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.8 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.8 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.8 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.9 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.9 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.9 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.2.9 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 a All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc4 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.0 rc5 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.1 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.1 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.1 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.1 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 a All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 b All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 c All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 d All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 e All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc4 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 a All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 b All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 c All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 rc4 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.4 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.4 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.4 rc3 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- proFTPD (X < 1.3.5.rc1): Symlink race condition when applying UserOwner to a newly (ProFTPD) created directory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2606-1 proftpd-dfsg af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.5rc1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 proftpd.org
Security Advisory SA51823 - Debian update for proftpd-dfsg - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 3841 – Possible symlink race when applying UserOwner to newly created directory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.proftpd.org
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