{
    "id": "CVE-2000-0573",
    "published": "2000-07-07 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:52:01",
    "cvss_score": "10.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "The lreply function in wu-ftpd 2.6.0 and earlier does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the SITE EXEC command.",
    "epss_score": "0.96227",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99877",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:13:54",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "hp",
            "product": "hp-ux"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16311",
            "title": "WU-FTPD - Site EXEC/INDEX Format String (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2010-11-30",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16311"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "269",
            "title": "BeroFTPD 1.3.4(1) (Linux x86) - Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2001-05-08",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/269"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20032",
            "title": "WU-FTPD 2.4.2/2.5 .0/2.6.0 - Remote Format String Stack Overwrite (3)",
            "date": "2001-05-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20032"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "239",
            "title": "WU-FTPD 2.6.0 - Remote Format Strings",
            "date": "2001-01-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/239"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "201",
            "title": "WU-FTPD 2.6.0 - Remote Command Execution",
            "date": "2000-11-21",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/201"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20031",
            "title": "WU-FTPD 2.4.2/2.5 .0/2.6.0 - Remote Format String Stack Overwrite (2)",
            "date": "2000-09-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20031"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20030",
            "title": "WU-FTPD 2.4.2/2.5 .0/2.6.0 - Remote Format String Stack Overwrite (1)",
            "date": "1999-10-15",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20030"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:29.wu-ftpd.asc.v1.1",
        "ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-2000.02",
        "ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0244.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0017.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2",
        "http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-020.0.txt",
        "http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-039.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1387",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000623091822.3321.qmail%40fiver.freemessage.com",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4773",
        "ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:29.wu-ftpd.asc.v1.1",
        "ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-2000.02",
        "ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0244.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0017.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2",
        "http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-020.0.txt",
        "http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-039.html"
    ]
}