CVE-2001-0456
N/A
Published: September 18, 2001 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:54 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDebian Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
postinst installation script for Proftpd in Debian 2.2 does not properly change the "run as uid/gid root" configuration when the user enables anonymous access, which causes the server to run at a higher privilege than intended.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-032VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6208Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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