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CVE-2001-0247
Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long pattern string containing a {}…
High10.0EPSS 19.3%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long pattern string containing a {} sequence, as seen in (1) g_opendir, (2) g_lstat, (3) g_stat, and (4) the glob0 buffer as used in the glob functions glob2 and glob3.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 19.3% · top 2.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- FreeBSD-SA-01:33 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- 2548 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20010409 Globbing Vulnerabilities in Multiple FTP Daemons (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NAIx_transferred
- CA-2001-07 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- ftp-glob-expansion(6332) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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Record last updated .