Description
wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- WU-FTPD 2.6.1 - Remote Command Execution EDB-348 · remote · May 14, 2002 · verified
- WU-FTPD 2.6 - File Globbing Heap Corruption EDB-21161 · remote · Nov 27, 2001 · verified
GitHub 1 repository
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gilberto47831/Network-Filesystem-Forensics ★ 0 · Jul 28, 2022
Reports on post-exploitation on honeypot exploiting vulnerable wu-ftpd (CVE-2001-0550)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- SuSE-SA:2001:043 vendor-advisory
- 20011128 CORE-20011001: Wu-FTP glob heap corruption vulnerability mailing-list
- CA-2001-33 third-party-advisory
- wuftp-glob-heap-corruption(7611) vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2001:090 vendor-advisory
- CLA-2001:442 vendor-advisory
- HPSBUX0107-162 vendor-advisory
- 20010430 some ftpd implementations mishandle CWD ~{ mailing-list
- CSSA-2001-041.0 vendor-advisory
- DSA-087 vendor-advisory
- IMNX-2001-70-036-01 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2001:157 vendor-advisory
- VU#886083 third-party-advisory
- 3581 vdb-entry