CVE-2001-1500 describes a vulnerability in ProFTPD 1.2.2rc2 and potentially other versions, where the software fails to properly verify reverse-resolved hostnames through forward resolution. This oversight allows remote attackers to bypass Access Control Lists (ACLs) or manipulate logged client hostnames. The vulnerability is rated as High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0_rc3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.2_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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