University of Washington wu-ftpd 2.4/2.6.0/2.6.1 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in University of Washington wu-ftpd 2.4/2.6.0/2.6.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-0935. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington wu-ftpd 2.4/2.6.0/2.6.1 (File Transfer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in wu-ftpd 2.6.0, and possibly earlier versions, which is unrelated to the ftpglob bug described in CVE-2001-0550.

The weakness was released 11/28/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at novell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0935. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11332 (WU-FTPD Unspecified Security Issue), 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 27159 (WU-FTPD ftpglob Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (11332) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-336†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-17639. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 11332
Nessus Name: WU-FTPD Unspecified Security Issue
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/28/2001 🔍
11/28/2001 +0 days 🔍
03/09/2003 +466 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +4141 days 🔍
10/01/2025 +4101 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: washington.edu

Advisory: novell.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0935 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0935
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17636
Vulnerability Center: 336

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 16:37
Updated: 10/01/2025 02:59
Changes: 07/10/2014 16:37 (37), 04/30/2019 22:07 (15), 06/08/2024 06:06 (17), 10/01/2025 02:59 (4)
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