CVE-2001-0456: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 5.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

postinst installation script for Proftpd in Debian 2.2 does not properly change the "run as uid/gid root" configuration when the user enables anonymous access, which causes the server to run at a higher privilege than intended.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 2.2 only

Published 2001-06-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.