# CVE-2015-1419: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions in vsftpd due to improper deny_file parsing, allowing unauthorized access to protected resources.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1419, GHSA-2r24-78wj-92qx, MGASA-2015-0103, SUSE-RU-2015:0952-1, SUSE-SU-2015:0417-1, SUSE-SU-2015:0516-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1419, openSUSE-SU-2024:10264-1

## What is CVE-2015-1419?

CVE-2015-1419 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 28 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in vsftpd 3.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via unknown vectors, related to deny_file parsing.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1419?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `vsftpd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 | All versions | 3.0.2-18.1 |
| `vsftpd` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | All versions | 3.0.2-18.1 |
| `vsftpd` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.0.3-7.1 |

Products: Opensuse Opensuse, Vsftpd Project Vsftpd.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1419?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-1419 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-1419 exists.

Public exploit code:

- vsftpd <= 3.0.2 - Access Restriction Bypass (nuclei)

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse

- [CVE-2015-5957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5957/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0491/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2388/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1866/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-0492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0492/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1419 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1419 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 28 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-1419 exists.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1419/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1419/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1419
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1419
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1419

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1419/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.