CVE-2000-0574 describes a format string vulnerability in several FTP servers, including OpenBSD ftpd, NetBSD ftpd, and ProFTPd. This flaw, residing in the setproctitle function, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code due to improper sanitization of untrusted input. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), it is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, primarily impacting availability. While there is an ExploitDB entry for a local overflow, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:ftpd:5.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:ftpd:5.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2_beta1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta1:*:academ:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2_beta18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:*:academ:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2_beta18_vr4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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