CVE-2001-0136

Memory leak in ProFTPd 1.2.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Memory leak in ProFTPd 1.2.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of USER commands, and possibly SIZE commands if the server has been improperly installed.

Exploit likelihood

44.9%Up 37.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Memory leak in ProFTPd 1.2.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of USER commands, and possibly SIZE commands if the server has been improperly installed.

Record: CVE-2001-0136
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-401
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Memory leak in ProFTPd 1.2.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of USER commands, and possibly SIZE commands if the server has been improperly installed.

Record: CVE-2001-0136
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-0136 No score

Memory leak in ProFTPd 1.2.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of USER commands, and possibly SIZE commands if the server has been improperly installed.

Record: EUVD-2001-0136
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f684-qh6c-rp3v No score

Memory leak in ProFTPd 1.2.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series...

Memory leak in ProFTPd 1.2.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of USER commands, and possibly SIZE commands if the server has been improperly installed.

Record: GHSA-f684-qh6c-rp3v
Weakness: CWE-401
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	ProFTPd 1.2 - 'SIZE' Remote Denial of Service	2000-12-20
Exploit-DB	ProFTPd 1.2.0 rc2 - Memory Leakage	2001-01-03
Exploit-DB	ProFTPd 1.2.0 pre10 - Remote Denial of Service	2001-01-12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0136 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Proftpd, published March 12, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.9%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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