Gentoo update for ProFTPD



| Updated: 2019-08-25
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-12815
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU19318

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12815

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the application does not honor <Limit READ> and <Limit WRITE> configurations for SITE CPFR and SITE CPTO commands in the mod_copy module. A remote authenticated user with read permissions (e.g. user anonymous) can read contents of an arbitrary file on the server.



Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-ftp/proftpd to version: 1.3.6-r5

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-16


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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