FKIE_CVE-2001-0550

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-11-30 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:54
Severity
Summary
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).
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000442
cve@mitre.orghttp://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-036-01
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100700363414799&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-041.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-33.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-087
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886083Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-090.php3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_043_wuftpd_txt.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-157.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/180823
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3581Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0107-162
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7611
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000442
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-036-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100700363414799&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-041.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-33.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-087
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886083Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-090.php3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_043_wuftpd_txt.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-157.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/180823
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3581Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0107-162
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7611
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
david_madore ftpd-bsd 0.3.2
david_madore ftpd-bsd 0.3.3
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.5.0
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.0
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.1
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T21:54:30.757",
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