CVE-2004-0148 describes a local access restriction bypass vulnerability in wu-ftpd versions 2.6.2 and earlier, specifically when the "restricted-gid" option is enabled, affecting products like SGI ProPack and Washington University wu-ftpd. A local attacker can manipulate home directory permissions to force the FTP daemon to use the root directory, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability is considered high severity, but there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2_beta2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta2:*:academ:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2_beta18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:*:academ:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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