SB2013011812 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for proftpd
Published: January 18, 2013 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013011812
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6095)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
ProFTPD before 1.3.5rc1, when using the UserOwner directive, allows local users to modify the ownership of arbitrary files via a race condition and a symlink attack on the (1) MKD or (2) XMKD commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.