CVE-2001-1501 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ProFTPD 1.2.1 and potentially other versions, stemming from its glob functionality. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending commands with numerous wildcard and special characters, such as "*/..", leading to excessive CPU and memory consumption. This vulnerability has a medium severity rating (CVSS 5.0) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are noted, a public exploit (EDB-20690) exists, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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