CVE-2001-1501

Published Jun 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 38.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "*/..", (2) "*/.*", or (3) ".*./*?/" sequences in the argument.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-1478 The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "*/..", (2) "*/.*", or (3) ".*./*?/" sequences in the argument.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM
Reserved
Jun 21, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM