CVE-2011-3171: pureftpd pure-ftpd Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-3171 is a low (CVSS 3.6) Path Traversal vulnerability in pureftpd pure-ftpd. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 04-11-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pure-FTPd 1.0.22 and possibly other versions, when running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and possibly other operating systems, when the Netware OES remote server feature is enabled, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.