Description
FTP server in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local and remote attackers to cause a core dump in the root directory, possibly with world-readable permissions, by providing a valid username with an invalid password followed by a CWD ~ command, which could release sensitive information such as shadowed passwords, or fill the disk partition.
Published: 2001-05-24
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: 2.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-0418 FTP server in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local and remote attackers to cause a core dump in the root directory, possibly with world-readable permissions, by providing a valid username with an invalid password followed by a CWD ~ command, which could release sensitive information such as shadowed passwords, or fill the disk partition.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:37.785Z

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0421

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-07-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-0421

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