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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0542: ProFTPD: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0542: ProFTPD: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/12/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD Server 1.3.1 through 1.3.2rc2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a "%" (percent) character in the username, which introduces a "'" (single quote) character during variable substitution by mod_sql.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-ftp-proftpd

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