CVE-2001-0456 — HIGH severity vulnerability (postinst installation script for Proftpd in Debian 2.2 does)
postinst installation script for Proftpd in Debian 2.2 does not properly change the "run as uid/gid root" configuration when the user enables anonymous access, which causes the server to run at a higher privilege than intended.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0456 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-06-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | postinst installation script for Proftpd in Debian 2.2 does not properly change the "run as uid/gid root" configuration when the user enables anonymous access, which causes the server to run at a higher privilege than intended. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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