HIGH
security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 74.65%
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).
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 2.5.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:157
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:157
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:157
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:157
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:157 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:157 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:157 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:157 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
74.65% 0.74651
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.74651
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 74.65% (0.74651) | 99.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 74.76% (0.74762) | 99.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 59.99% (0.59987) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 7, 2025 | 73.51% (0.73511) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 7, 2025 | 71.26% (0.71259) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 72.81% (0.72807) | 98.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 63.01% (0.63005) | 97.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 72.81% (0.72807) | 98.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 63.01% (0.63005) | 98.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 66.30% (0.66304) | 98.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 63.01% (0.63005) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 66.30% (0.66304) | 98.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 88.78% (0.88775) | 98.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 96.05% (0.96051) | 99.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 96.26% (0.96260) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 97.02% (0.97020) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.13% (0.97131) | 99.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000442 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-036-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100700363414799&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-041.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-33.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-087 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-090.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_043_wuftpd_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-157.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/180823 mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3581 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0107-162 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0550 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616595 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7611 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0550
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0550
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 25, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 18, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0550
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a