Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7418
CVE-2017-7418
Description
ProFTPD before 1.3.5e and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc5 controls whether the home directory of a user could contain a symbolic link through the AllowChrootSymlinks configuration option, but checks only the last path component when enforcing AllowChrootSymlinks. Attackers with local access could bypass the AllowChrootSymlinks control by replacing a path component (other than the last one) with a symbolic link. The threat model includes an attacker who is not granted full filesystem access by a hosting provider, but can reconfigure the home directory of an FTP user.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:d:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.3.5
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/proftpd&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/proftpd&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/proftpd&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/proftpd&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015pkg:rpm/suse/proftpd&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1
< 1.3.5e-bp150.3.3.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.5e-bp150.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.5e-bp150.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.6e-1.10
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.5e-bp150.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.6b-bp151.4.6.2
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References
8- bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/ecff21e0d0e84f35c299ef91d7fda088e516d4ednvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/f59593e6ff730b832dbe8754916cb5c821db579fnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/444/commits/349addc3be4fcdad9bd4ec01ad1ccd916c898ed8nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97409nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00022.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.htmlnvd
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