Sun Solaris up to 8.0 FTP Server glob LIST memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun Solaris up to 8.0. The impacted element is the function glob of the component FTP Server. This manipulation of the argument LIST causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0249. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris up to 8.0 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function glob of the component FTP Server. The manipulation of the argument LIST with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 06/18/2001 by John McDonald as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0249. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/07/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10821 (Multiple FTPD glob Command Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FTP and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27068 (Sun Solaris FTPd glob() Expansion LIST Heap Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6332), Tenable (10821), SecurityFocus (BID 2550†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1408†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-16769 and VDB-16770. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 10821
Nessus Name: Multiple FTPD glob Command Arbitrary Command Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 10821
OpenVAS Name: FTPD glob Heap Corruption
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/09/2001 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: cert.org
Researcher: John McDonald
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0249 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0249
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16771
X-Force: 6332
SecurityFocus: 2550 - Solaris ftpd glob() Expansion LIST Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1408 - Multiple Vendor FTP Daemon Heap Overflow Allows Arbitrary Command Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 13:03
Updated: 10/07/2025 16:48
Changes: 07/04/2014 13:03 (75), 05/10/2019 16:53 (3), 10/07/2025 16:48 (17)
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