| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in vsftpd. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Sources. This manipulation causes privileges management. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in vsftpd (File Transfer Software) (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Sources. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.
The weakness was published 07/04/2011 by Mathias Kresin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com. The attack can be launched remotely. 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.
We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA45133†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Name
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0
VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: 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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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com
Timeline
07/04/2011 🔍07/04/2011 🔍
07/19/2011 🔍
04/24/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.comResearcher: Mathias Kresin
Status: Not defined
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4375
Secunia: 45133 - vsftpd Compromised Source Packages Backdoor Security Issue, Extremely Critical
Entry
Created: 07/19/2011 02:00Updated: 04/24/2018 08:52
Changes: 07/19/2011 02:00 (48), 04/24/2018 08:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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