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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-0573

The lreply function in wu-ftpd 2.6.0 and earlier does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the SITE EXEC command.

HIGH 10.0EPSS 96.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 96.2%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The lreply function in wu-ftpd 2.6.0 and earlier does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the SITE EXEC command.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
96.23% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
hp/hp-ux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.