7.5

CVE-2001-0550: david_madore ftpd-bsd

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 25-06-2002Last modified 08-08-2024

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.

Overall risk
55/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
74.65%
0%100%
Critical · -0.11 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 25-06-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last 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 version

EPSS 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

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
74.65%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    WU-FTPD 2.6.1 - Remote Command Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremoteunixVerified

    WU-FTPD 2.6 - File Globbing Heap Corruption

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

David_madore1 product
Washington_university1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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