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proftpd-dfsg — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2165

The Auth API in ProFTPD before 20070417, when multiple simultaneous authentication modules are configured, does not require that the module that checks authentication is the same as the module that retrieves authentication data, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, as demonstrated by use of SQLAuthTypes Plaintext in mod_sql, with data retrieved from /etc/passwd.

Products
proftpd-dfsg
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.3.0-24
CVEs
CVE-2007-2165
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 15:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2165

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Apr 2007, 19:19 UTC

The Auth API in ProFTPD before 20070417, when multiple simultaneous authentication modules are configured, does not require that the module that checks authentication is the same as the module that retrieves authentication data, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, as demonstrated by use of SQLAuthTypes Plaintext in mod_sql, with data retrieved from /etc/passwd.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2165

proftpd-dfsg

Fixed versions: 1.3.0-24

proftpd-dfsg

Fixed versions: 1.3.0-24

proftpd-dfsg

Fixed versions: 1.3.0-24

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2165",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "The Auth API in ProFTPD before 20070417, when multiple simultaneous authentication modules are configured, does not require that the module that checks authentication is the same as the module that retrieves authentication data, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, as demonstrated by use of SQLAuthTypes Plaintext in mod_sql, with data retrieved from /etc/passwd.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2165",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:43.614213073Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 398531,
  "published_at": "2007-04-22T19:19:00+00:00"
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