National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2001-0550

Overview

wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#886083

Name: VU#886083

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886083

CERT/CC Advisory: CA-2001-33

Name: CA-2001-33

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-33.html

External Source: BID

Name: 3581

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3581

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2001:157

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-157.html

External Source: CALDERA

Name: CSSA-2001-041.0

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-041.0.txt

External Source: XF

Name: wuftp-glob-heap-corruption(7611)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/7611

External Source: HP

Name: HPSBUX0107-162

Hyperlink:http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0107-162

External Source: VULN-DEV

Name: 20010430 some ftpd implementations mishandle CWD ~{

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/180823

External Source: SUSE

Name: SuSE-SA:2001:043

Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_043_wuftpd_txt.html

External Source: MANDRAKE

Name: MDKSA-2001:090

Hyperlink:http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-090.php3

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-087

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-087

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20011128 CORE-20011001: Wu-FTP glob heap corruption vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=100700363414799&w=2

External Source: IMMUNIX

Name: IMNX-2001-70-036-01

Hyperlink:http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-036-01

External Source: CONECTIVA

Name: CLA-2001:442

Hyperlink:http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000442