FKIE_CVE-2001-1501

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-12-31 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:56
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000450
cve@mitre.orghttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/169395
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:005
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000450
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/169395
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:005
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.1
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