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CVE-2001-1501
Published: Jun 21, 2005
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "*/..", (2) "*/.*", or (3) ".*./*?/" sequences in the argument.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
MDKSA-2002:005
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
CLA-2002:450
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CONECTIVA
20010315 [SECURITY] DoS vulnerability in ProFTPD
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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