CVE-2010-20103

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
ProFTPD ProjectProFTPD (Professional FTP Daemon)1.3.3caffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-912: CWE-912 Hidden Functionality

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: total

Additional References

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