Vulnerability in N/a
CVE-2000-0573
The lreply function in wu-ftpd 2.6.0 and earlier does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the SITE EXEC command.
EPSS: 0.915 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- CA-2000-13 (x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- 20000707 New Released Version of the WuFTPD Sploit (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- RHSA-2000:039 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- CSSA-2000-020.0 (x_refsource_CALDERA, vendor-advisory)
- 20000622 WuFTPD: Providing *remote* root since at least1994 (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- 20000702 [Security Announce] wu-ftpd update (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- 20000723 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - WU-FTPD (re-release) (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- 1387 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- 20000623 WUFTPD 2.6.0 remote root exploit (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- 20000623 ftpd: the advisory version (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2000-0573?
- CVE-2000-0573 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2001-05-07.
- Is CVE-2000-0573 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.