CVE-2007-2165
Description
The Auth API in ProFTPD before 20070417, when multiple simultaneous authentication modules are configured, does not require that the module that checks authentication is the same as the module that retrieves authentication data, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, as demonstrated by use of SQLAuthTypes Plaintext in mod_sql, with data retrieved from /etc/passwd.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:HAccess ComplexityHigh
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
proftpd project
oss-projectaka proftpd (professional ftp daemon), proftpd
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=419255
bugs.debian.org
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2922
bugs.proftpd.org
http://osvdb.org/34602
osvdb.org
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