CVE-2001-0053 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.9% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
One-byte buffer overflow in replydirname function in BSD-based ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 17.93% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-02-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| david madore | ftpd-bsd |
| netbsd | netbsd |
| openbsd | openbsd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenBSD ftpd 2.6/2.7 - Remote Overflow | 2000-12-20 |
| exploit-db | BSD ftpd 0.3.2 - Single Byte Buffer Overflow | 2000-12-18 |
References
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0275.html
- http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ftpd_replydirname.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2124
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5776
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0275.html
- http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ftpd_replydirname.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2124
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5776
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