CVE-2007-2165
EPSS 3.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2007-2165
To remediate CVE-2007-2165, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/proftpd-dfsg—upgrade to 1.3.0-24 or later
Is CVE-2007-2165 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.3.0-24