Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-0550
CVE-2001-0550
Description
wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:david_madore:ftpd-bsd:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:david_madore:ftpd-bsd:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:david_madore:ftpd-bsd:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-041.0.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-33.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886083nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-157.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3581nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-036-01nvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-087nvd
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-090.php3nvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_043_wuftpd_txt.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/180823nvd
- www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.donvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7611nvd
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