CVE-2001-0053 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

One-byte buffer overflow in replydirname function in BSD-based ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 15.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:david_madore:ftpd-bsd:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.8:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.15597.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0275.html
http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ftpd_replydirname.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2124
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5776

History

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David Madore Ftpd-bsd

Netbsd Netbsd

Openbsd Openbsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:54.757Z

Reserved: 2001-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0053

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-02-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0053

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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