CVE-2001-0489 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Format string vulnerability in gftp prior to 2.0.8 allows remote malicious FTP servers to execute arbitrary commands.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00667.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
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Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gftp:gftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Linux 6.2
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2	RHSA-2001:053	2001-04-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 7.0
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.0	RHSA-2001:053	2001-04-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Linux 7.1
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.1	RHSA-2001:053	2001-04-25T00:00:00Z

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0485	Format string vulnerability in gftp prior to 2.0.8 allows remote malicious FTP servers to execute arbitrary commands.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/redhat/2001-q2/0043.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2001-q2/0231.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-057
http://www.osvdb.org/1805
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2657
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6478
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0489
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0489

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-18T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:38.153Z

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

Link: CVE-2001-0489

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-06-27T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0489

Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2001-04-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-0489 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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