CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0247

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long pattern string containing a {} sequence. This affects the functions g_opendir, g_lstat, g_stat, and the glob0 buffer used in glob functions glob2 and glob3.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can remotely take control of the FTP server, leading to serious security breaches and potential data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update FTP servers to the latest versions that mitigate these vulnerabilities and to monitor logs for suspicious activity.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS