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CVE-2001-0550

Published: Nov 30, 2001 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0550
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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).

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Ftpd-bsdDavid_madore0.3.2 (including)0.3.2 (including)
Ftpd-bsdDavid_madore0.3.3 (including)0.3.3 (including)
Wu-ftpdWashington_university2.5.0 (including)2.5.0 (including)
Wu-ftpdWashington_university2.6.0 (including)2.6.0 (including)
Wu-ftpdWashington_university2.6.1 (including)2.6.1 (including)
Red Hat Linux 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.2RedHat*

References

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