CVE-2017-12170

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: September 21, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Downstream version 1.0.46-1 of pure-ftpd as shipped in Fedora was vulnerable to packaging error due to which the original configuration was ignored after update and service started running with default configuration. This has security implications because of overriding security-related configuration. This issue doesn't affect upstream version of pure-ftpd.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1493114
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Tool Signature VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1493114
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Tool Signature VDB Entry

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

pureftpd fedoraproject