CVE-2001-0550: david_madore ftpd-bsd
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2001-0550 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in david_madore ftpd-bsd. EPSS estimates a 74.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 25-06-2002PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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).
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
74.65%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.11 pp
From 74.76% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
WU-FTPD 2.6.1 - Remote Command Execution
Maturity: weaponized
WU-FTPD 2.6 - File Globbing Heap Corruption
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
David_madore1 product
- ftpd-bsd0.3.2 | 0.3.3
Washington_university1 product
- wu-ftpd2.5.0 | 2.6.0 | 2.6.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
14 links- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-33.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-041.0.txtVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CALDERAPatch