CVE-2005-1371 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain privileges by exploiting improper privilege dropping in the FTP server's Help menu file operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1371?
CVE-2005-1371 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
BPFTPServer service in BulletProof FTP Server 2.4.0.31 does not properly drop privileges before opening files through the Help menu, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1371?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bulletproof Bulletproof Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1371?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1371 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1371 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1371 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjwv-4865-m7rc.