CVE-2001-0456

postinst installation script for Proftpd in Debian 2.2 does not properly change the "run as uid/gid root" configuration when the user enables anonymous access, which causes the server to run at a higher privilege than intended.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2001-06-27

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-032
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6208