CVE-2001-0248 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in FTP server in HPUX 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by creating a long pathname and calling the STAT command, which uses glob to generate long strings.

Published: 2001-05-24

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 5.3% Low

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

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 0.05322.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-07.html
http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/048.asp
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2552
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6332

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

Sgi Irix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-24T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:06.960Z

Reserved: 2001-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0248

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-18T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0248

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-131

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