VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1526

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.94%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-07-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

ftpd.c in the GSS-API FTP daemon in MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications (aka krb5-appl) 1.0.1 and earlier does not check the krb5_setegid return value, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended group access restrictions, and create, overwrite, delete, or read files, via standard FTP commands, related to missing autoconf tests in a configure script.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references