CVE-2001-1021 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on WS_FTP servers by sending long arguments to various FTP commands.
- 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-2001-1021?
CVE-2001-1021 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Feb 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflows in WS_FTP 2.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to (1) DELE, (2) MDTM, (3) MLST, (4) MKD, (5) RMD, (6) RNFR, (7) RNTO, (8) SIZE, (9) STAT, (10) XMKD, or (11) XRMD.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1021?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Ws Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1021?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1021 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-2001-1021 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1021 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
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- CVE-2023-40044 Progress WS_FTP Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-42657 WS_FTP Server Directory Traversal
- CVE-2023-42659 WS_FTP Server Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2008-0590 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2023-40045 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q779-8rmm-x7qv.