CVE-2001-0318 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in ProFTPD 1.2.0rc2 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by shutting down the FTP server while using a malformed working directory (cwd).

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0318	Format string vulnerability in ProFTPD 1.2.0rc2 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by shutting down the FTP server while using a malformed working directory (cwd).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00862.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0117.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000380
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916525715657&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-029
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-021.php3
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6433

History

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Subscriptions

Proftpd Project Proftpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.394Z

Reserved: 2001-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0318

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-02T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0318

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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