CVE-2004-0148

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-04-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and earlier, with the restricted-gid option enabled, allows local users to bypass access restrictions by changing the permissions to prevent access to their home directory, which causes wu-ftpd to use the root directory instead.

Affected products

Sgi Propack: 2.3, 2.4
Washington University Wu-Ftpd: 2.4.1, 2.4.2_beta2, 2.4.2_beta18, 2.4.2_beta18_vr4, 2.4.2_beta18_vr5, 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 (+15)

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108999466902690&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11055
http://secunia.com/advisories/20168
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102356-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-457
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/1867
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-096.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9832
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15423
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1147
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1636
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1637

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