Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2001-0456
CVE-2001-0456
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 products
1- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
2- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-032nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6208nvd
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