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TI-2001-00053 Aliases CVE-2001-0053GHSA-286p-cf2h-fc7g

One-byte buffer overflow in replydirname function in BSD-based ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Priority MEDIUM 60Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

One-byte buffer overflow in replydirname function in BSD-based ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.17929 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:david_madore:ftpd-bsd:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.3VulnerableDavid Madore
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:david_madore:ftpd-bsd:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.3 Vulnerable ·David Madore
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0053
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-286p-cf2h-fc7g

References

Patch 2

Sources

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