CVE-2019-5429 Privilege escalation in FileZilla
An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious fzsftp binary in the user's home directory, exploiting an untrusted search path in FileZilla.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-5429?
CVE-2019-5429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Apr 2019. 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
Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious 'fzsftp' binary in the user's home directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5429?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
filezilla openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.55.1-1.2 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Filezilla-Project Filezilla Client.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5429?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-5429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5429, DLA-3026-1, GHSA-p964-493x-wvv2, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5429, openSUSE-SU-2024:10757-1.