UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7418

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7418
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7418.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7418
Upstream
Published
2017-04-04T17:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:43:56Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / proftpd-dfsg

Package

Name
proftpd-dfsg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/proftpd-dfsg@1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.5-2
1.3.5a-1
1.3.5a-1build1
1.3.5a-1ubuntu0.1