PT-2001-1372 · Washington University · Wu-Ftpd

Published 2001-03-12 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0138

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.2

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: wu-ftpd versions prior to 2.6.1-6

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. This is related to the privatepw program in wu-ftpd.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.6.1-6, update to version 2.6.1-6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the privatepw program to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0138

Affected Products

Wu-Ftpd

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0138 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2001/dsa-016 · Vendor Advisory
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-001.php3 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2189 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5915 · Note