CVE-2017-12170 Misconfiguration in pure-ftpd
A packaging error in the Fedora distribution of pure-ftpd caused the service to revert to insecure default configurations, potentially bypassing security settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12170?
CVE-2017-12170 is a critical vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 21 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Downstream version 1.0.46-1 of pure-ftpd as shipped in Fedora was vulnerable to packaging error due to which the original configuration was ignored after update and service started running with default configuration. This has security implications because of overriding security-related configuration. This issue doesn't affect upstream version of pure-ftpd.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12170?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Pureftpd Pure-Ftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-12170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fmmm-v7h7-fpx9.