# CVE-2004-0432: ProFTPD 1.2.9 treats the Allow and Deny directives for CIDR based ACL entries as if they were AllowAll, which could allow FTP clients to byp

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-05-05 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ProFTPD 1.2.9 treats the Allow and Deny directives for CIDR based ACL entries as if they were AllowAll, which could allow FTP clients to bypass intended access restrictions.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10252
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16038
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108335051011341&w=2
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2267
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108335030208523&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11527
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:041

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