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CVE-2001-0187

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-03-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in wu-ftp 2.6.1 and earlier, when running with debug mode enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed argument that is recorded in a PASV port assignment.

Affected products

• Washington University Wu-Ftpd: 2.4.1, 2.4.2_beta9, 2.4.2_beta18, 2.4.2_beta18_vr4, 2.4.2_beta18_vr5, 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 (+13)

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000443
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-016
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2296
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6020
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000443
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-016
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2296
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6020

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