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.
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
- Public exploits
- 7 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 October 1999
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/hp-ux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 96.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (7)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-16311source ↗ | WU-FTPD - Site EXEC/INDEX Format String (Metasploit)linux · Metasploit | remote | 30 November 2010 | yes |
| EDB-269source ↗ | BeroFTPD 1.3.4(1) (Linux x86) - Remote Code Executionlinux_x86 · qitest1 | remote | 8 May 2001 | yes |
| EDB-20032source ↗ | WU-FTPD 2.4.2/2.5 .0/2.6.0 - Remote Format String Stack Overwrite (3)linux_x86 · justme | remote | 4 May 2001 | yes |
| EDB-239source ↗ | WU-FTPD 2.6.0 - Remote Format Stringssolaris · kalou | remote | 3 January 2001 | yes |
| EDB-201source ↗ | WU-FTPD 2.6.0 - Remote Command Executionmultiple · venglin | remote | 21 November 2000 | yes |
| EDB-20031source ↗ | WU-FTPD 2.4.2/2.5 .0/2.6.0 - Remote Format String Stack Overwrite (2)linux · vsz_ | remote | 26 September 2000 | yes |
| EDB-20030source ↗ | WU-FTPD 2.4.2/2.5 .0/2.6.0 - Remote Format String Stack Overwrite (1)unix · tf8 | remote | 15 October 1999 | yes |
References
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:29.wu-ftpd.asc.v1.1
- ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-2000.02
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0244.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0017.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-020.0.txt
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-039.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1387
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000623091822.3321.qmail%40fiver.freemessage.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4773
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:29.wu-ftpd.asc.v1.1
- ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-2000.02
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0244.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0017.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-020.0.txt
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-039.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1387
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000623091822.3321.qmail%40fiver.freemessage.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4773
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.