CVE-2000-0574
Description
FTP servers such as OpenBSD ftpd, NetBSD ftpd, ProFTPd and Opieftpd do not properly cleanse untrusted format strings that are used in the setproctitle function (sometimes called by set_proc_title), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands.
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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
- 0.58870 (58.9% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.1%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
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- 1425 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 20000710 opieftpd setproctitle() patches (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- 1438 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 20000706 ftpd and setproctitle() (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- 20000705 proftp advisory (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- CA-2000-13 (cert.org)third-party-advisory
Timeline
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- Record published
- Record last updated
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