CVE-2000-0573
Description
The lreply function in wu-ftpd 2.6.0 and earlier does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the SITE EXEC command.
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Key data
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
- Score
- 0.96227 (96.2% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.
- CA-2000-13 (cert.org)third-party-advisory
- 20000707 New Released Version of the WuFTPD Sploit (marc.info)mailing-list
- RHSA-2000:039 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-02…vendor-advisory
- 20000622 WuFTPD: Providing *remote* root since at least1994 (marc.info)mailing-list
- 20000702 [Security Announce] wu-ftpd update (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- 20000723 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - WU-FTPD (re-release) (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- 1387 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 20000623 WUFTPD 2.6.0 remote root exploit (marc.info)mailing-list
- 20000623 ftpd: the advisory version (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- wuftp-format-string-stack-overwrite(4773) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
Timeline
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