VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0187
Format string vulnerability in wu-ftp 2.6.1 and earlier, when running with debug mode enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed argument that is recorded in a PASV port assignment.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 5.67%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in wu-ftp 2.6.1 and earlier, when running with debug mode enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed argument that is recorded in a PASV port assignment.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.67% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- washington university/wu-ftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.wu-ftpd.org/pub/wu-ftpd/patches/apply_to_current/missing_format_strings.patch
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000443
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-016
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2296Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6020
- ftp://ftp.wu-ftpd.org/pub/wu-ftpd/patches/apply_to_current/missing_format_strings.patch
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000443
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-016
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2296Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6020
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.