ProFTPD up to 1.2.2 Rc2 Reverse DNS Entry privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ProFTPD. Affected is an unknown function of the component Reverse DNS Entry Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1500. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ProFTPD (File Transfer Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Reverse DNS Entry Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ProFTPD 1.2.2rc2, and possibly other versions, does not properly verify reverse-resolved hostnames by performing forward resolution, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs or cause an incorrect client hostname to be logged.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1500 since 06/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13913 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : proftpd (MDKSA-2002:005)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7126), Tenable (13913), SecurityFocus (BID 3310†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4591†). The entry VDB-17820 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• File Transfer Software

Name

• ProFTPD

Version

• 1.2
• 1.2 Pre1
• 1.2 Pre2
• 1.2 Pre3
• 1.2 Pre4
• 1.2 Pre5
• 1.2 Pre6
• 1.2 Pre7
• 1.2 Pre8
• 1.2 Pre9
• 1.2 Pre10
• 1.2 Pre11
• 1.2.0 Rc3
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.2 Rc1
• 1.2.2 Rc2

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 13913
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : proftpd (MDKSA-2002:005)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/07/2001 🔍
09/07/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2001 +115 days 🔍
12/31/2001 +0 days 🔍
01/17/2002 +17 days 🔍
06/21/2004 +886 days 🔍
07/31/2004 +40 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +325 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3307 days 🔍
05/22/2019 +1776 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1500 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17819
X-Force: 7126
SecurityFocus: 3310 - ProFTPD Client Hostname Resolving Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4591 - ProFTPD <= 1.2.2 Allows Bypassing Access Control Lists, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:26
Updated: 05/22/2019 14:24
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:26 (69), 05/22/2019 14:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:262:103

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