CVE-2001-0249

Description

Heap overflow in FTP daemon in Solaris 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by creating a long pathname and calling the LIST command, which uses glob to generate long strings.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.99% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory nai.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/048.asp vendor advisory broken link
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-07.html us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2550 patch vendor advisory vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6332 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0249?
CVE-2001-0249 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0249?
To fix CVE-2001-0249, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0249 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2001-0249 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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