CVE-2011-1526
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,…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.94% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- mit/krb5-appl · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062681.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062699.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45145Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45157Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48101Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8301Third Party Advisory
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-005.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2283Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:117Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/73617Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0920.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518733/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48571Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=711419Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68398Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062681.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062699.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.