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Critical
CVE-2001-0187
Format string vulnerability in wu-ftp 2.6.1 and earlier, when running...
Vulnerability Description
Format string vulnerability in wu-ftp 2.6.1 and earlier, when running with debug mode enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed argument that is recorded in a PASV port assignment.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
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Affected Vendor
washington university
View all reports →Affected Software
wu-ftpd
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.1, 2.4.2_beta9, 2.4.2_beta18, 2.4.2_beta18_vr4, 2.4.2_beta18_vr5, 2.4.2_beta18_vr6, 2.4.2_beta18_vr7, 2.4.2_beta18_vr8, 2.4.2_beta18_vr9, 2.4.2_beta18_vr10, 2.4.2_beta18_vr11, 2.4.2_beta18_vr12, 2.4.2_beta18_vr13, 2.4.2_beta18_vr14, 2.4.2_beta18_vr15, 2.4.2_vr16, 2.4.2_vr17, 2.5, 2.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 7th, 2001
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.