Heap overflow in FTP daemon in Solaris 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-131Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-131 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Heap overflow in FTP daemon in Solaris 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by creating a long pathname and calling the LIST command, which uses glob to generate long strings.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.19749 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.00 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 – 6.5.20 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.00 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 – 6.5.20 Vulnerable ·Sgi
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-746g-hg8c-j9cg
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2001-0249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-746g-hg8c-j9cg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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