CVE-2001-1500

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

ProFTPD 1.2.2rc2, and possibly other versions, does not properly verify reverse-resolved hostnames by performing forward resolution, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs or cause an incorrect client hostname to be logged.

Affected products

ProFTPD Project Proftpd: 1.2, 1.2.0_rc3, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.2_rc1, 1.2.2_rc2 (+11)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000450
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:005
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212805
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3310
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7126
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000450
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:005
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212805
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3310
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7126

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