CVE-2001-0550 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 74.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 74.76% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-11-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| david madore | ftpd-bsd |
| washington university | wu-ftpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WU-FTPD 2.6.1 - Remote Command Execution | 2002-05-14 |
| exploit-db | WU-FTPD 2.6 - File Globbing Heap Corruption | 2001-11-27 |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000442
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-036-01
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100700363414799&w=2
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-041.0.txt
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-33.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-087
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886083
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-090.php3
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_043_wuftpd_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-157.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/180823
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3581
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0107-162
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7611
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000442
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-036-01
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100700363414799&w=2
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-041.0.txt
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-33.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-087
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