CVE-2001-1501

WU-FTPD 2.4/2.5/2.6 / Trolltech ftpd 1.2 / ProFTPd 1.2 / BeroFTPD 1.3.4 FTP - glob Expansion

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "*/..", (2) "*/.*", or (3) ".*./*?/" sequences in the argument.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2001-03-15 First Exploit
2001-12-31 CVE Published
2005-06-21 CVE Reserved
2024-05-28 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/169395	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20690	2001-03-15

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000450	2008-09-10
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:005	2008-09-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Proftpd Project Search vendor "Proftpd Project"		Proftpd Search vendor "Proftpd Project" for product "Proftpd"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Proftpd Project" for product "Proftpd" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected