CVE-2001-0247 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on BSD-based FTP servers via buffer overflows in glob functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0247?
CVE-2001-0247 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 24 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long pattern string containing a {} sequence, as seen in (1) g_opendir, (2) g_lstat, (3) g_stat, and (4) the glob0 buffer as used in the glob functions glob2 and glob3.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0247?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Mit Kerberos 5, Netbsd Netbsd, Openbsd Openbsd, Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2001-0247 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0247 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqvf-p27x-f5rq.