CVE-2001-0550 describes a remote command execution vulnerability in wu-ftpd version 2.6.1 and related ftpd-bsd implementations from David Madore and Washington University. Attackers can exploit this by providing a "~{" argument to commands like CWD, which is mishandled by the ftpglob function. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, exploit code demonstrating remote command execution and heap corruption is available on ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:david_madore:ftpd-bsd:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:david_madore:ftpd-bsd:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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