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.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.54% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=419255	vendor advisory
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2922	patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=237533
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:130	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25724	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23546	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24867	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/34602	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1444	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017931	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00065.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27516	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33733	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2165?: CVE-2007-2165 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2165?: To fix CVE-2007-2165, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2165 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2165 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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