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
Published Jan 24, 2013
1.2
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.69%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.3.4
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.10
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 51.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 47.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 14.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3841 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.5rc1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51823 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2606 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3841 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.5rc1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51823 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2606 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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