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TI-2001-00481 Aliases CVE-2001-0489GHSA-vrqv-jfm9-wq9q

Format string vulnerability in gftp prior to 2.0.8 allows remote malicious FTP servers to execute arbitrary commands.

Priority LOW 37Published · 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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in gftp prior to 2.0.8 allows remote malicious FTP servers to execute arbitrary commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01995 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gftp:gftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.7VulnerableGftp
  • cpe:2.3:a:gftp:gftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Gftp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2001:053
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2001:053
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2001:053

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0489
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrqv-jfm9-wq9q

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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