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CVE-2001-0247

Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long pattern string containing a {} sequence, as seen in (1) g_opendir, (2) g_lstat, (3) g_stat, and (4) the glob0 buffer as used in the glob functions glob2 and glob3.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2001-0247 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from mit, from sgi, from freebsd and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2001, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2001-06-18T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mit	kerberos_5	1.1.1	Yes
Application	mit	kerberos_5	1.2	Yes
Application	mit	kerberos_5	1.2.1	Yes
Application	mit	kerberos_5	1.2.2	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.1	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.1	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.2m	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.3	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.3f	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.3m	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.4	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.5	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.6	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.7	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.8	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.10	Yes
Operating System	sgi	irix	6.5.11	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	2.2	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	2.2.2	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	2.2.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	2.2.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	2.2.5	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	2.2.6	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	2.2.8	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	3.0	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	3.1	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	3.2	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	3.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	3.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	3.5	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	3.5.1	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.0	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.1	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.1.1	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	4.2	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.2.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.3	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.3.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.3.2	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.3.3	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.4	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.4.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.4.2	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.4.3	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.5	Yes
Operating System	openbsd	openbsd	2.3	Yes
Operating System	openbsd	openbsd	2.4	Yes
Operating System	openbsd	openbsd	2.5	Yes
Operating System	openbsd	openbsd	2.6	Yes
Operating System	openbsd	openbsd	2.7	Yes
Operating System	openbsd	openbsd	2.8	Yes

References

ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc Patch ([email protected])
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010802-01-P ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0466.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-07.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/048.asp ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2548 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6332 ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010802-01-P (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0466.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-07.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/048.asp (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2548 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6332 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mit's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.