CVE DATABASE / CVE-2001-0249
CVE-2001-0249
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
Summary
Heap overflow in FTP daemon in Solaris 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by creating a long pathname and calling the LIST command, which uses glob to generate long strings.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Hp hp-uxOracle solarisSgi irix
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References
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-07.html
- http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/048.asp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2550
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6332
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.