CVE-2001-1501
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls…
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Description
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "*/..", (2) "*/.*", or (3) ".*./*?/" sequences in the argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 38.41% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- proftpd project/proftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000450
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/169395
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:005
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000450
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/169395
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:005
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.