CVE-2012-6095

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    CVE-2012-6095

    Published: 24 Jan 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/51823, http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2606, http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3841, http://proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.5rc1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07/3

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High