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CVE-2001-0550
wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly…
High7.5EPSS 74.1%
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- mitre
Description
wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 74.1% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- SuSE-SA:2001:043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20011128 CORE-20011001: Wu-FTP glob heap corruption vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CA-2001-33 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- wuftp-glob-heap-corruption(7611) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:090 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- CLA-2001:442 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- HPSBUX0107-162 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20010430 some ftpd implementations mishandle CWD ~{ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVx_transferred
- CSSA-2001-041.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
- DSA-087 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- IMNX-2001-70-036-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIXx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:157 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- VU#886083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 3581 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .