Description
wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and earlier, with the restricted-gid option enabled, allows local users to bypass access restrictions by changing the permissions to prevent access to their home directory, which causes wu-ftpd to use the root directory instead.
Published: 2004-09-01
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0148 wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and earlier, with the restricted-gid option enabled, allows local users to bypass access restrictions by changing the permissions to prevent access to their home directory, which causes wu-ftpd to use the root directory instead.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Sgi Propack
Washington University Wu-ftpd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.675Z

Reserved: 2004-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0148

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-04-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0148

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2004-03-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2004-0148 - Bugzilla

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