Upstream information
Description
A malicious backdoor was embedded in the official ProFTPD 1.3.3c source tarball distributed between November 28 and December 2, 2010. The backdoor implements a hidden FTP command trigger that, when invoked, causes the server to execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges. This allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to run any OS command on the FTP server host.Other Security Trackers
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
| SUSE | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 9.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
| CNA (VulnCheck) | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Attack Requirements | None | None |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High | High |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | proftpd | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | proftpd | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 | proftpd | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 | proftpd | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | proftpd | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | proftpd | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | proftpd | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | proftpd | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | proftpd | Not affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Aug 20 20:04:05 2025CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 1 15:17:28 2025