CVE-2000-0574 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 58.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
FTP servers such as OpenBSD ftpd, NetBSD ftpd, ProFTPd and Opieftpd do not properly cleanse untrusted format strings that are used in the setproctitle function (sometimes called by set_proc_title), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 58.87% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-07-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openbsd | ftpd |
| washington university | wu-ftpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenBSD - 'ftp' Local Overflow | 2002-01-01 |
References
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0031.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0061.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0121.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1425
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1438
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0031.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0061.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0121.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1425
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1438
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