1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7297-1

USN-7297-1: ProFTPD vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 February 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in proftpd-dfsg.

Releases

Packages

Details

Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that the
transport protocol implementation in ProFTPD had weak integrity checks.
An attacker could use this vulnerability to bypass security features
like encryption and integrity checks. (CVE-2023-48795)

Martin Mirchev discovered that ProFTPD did not properly validate user
input over the network. An attacker could use this vulnerability to
crash ProFTPD or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51713)

Brian Ristuccia discovered that ProFTPD incorrectly inherited groups
from the parent process. An attacker could use this vulnerability to
elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-48651)

Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that the
transport protocol implementation in ProFTPD had weak integrity checks.
An attacker could use this vulnerability to bypass security features
like encryption and integrity checks. (CVE-2023-48795)

Martin Mirchev discovered that ProFTPD did not properly validate user
input over the network. An attacker could use this vulnerability to
crash ProFTPD or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51713)

Brian Ristuccia discovered that ProFTPD incorrectly inherited groups
from the parent process. An attacker could use this vulnerability to
elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-48651)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.10 oracular proftpd-core –  1.3.8.b+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24.10.1
24.04 noble proftpd-core –  1.3.8.b+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy proftpd-basic –  1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
proftpd-core –  1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal proftpd-basic –  1.3.6c-2ubuntu0.1

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