CVE-2001-0247
Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0247- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0247- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0247 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0247- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqvf-p27x-f5rq No score
Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vqvf-p27x-f5rq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | FreeBSD 2.2-4.2 / NetBSD 1.2-4.5 / OpenBSD 2.x - FTPd 'glob()' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2001-04-14 |
| Exploit-DB | FreeBSD 4.2-stable - FTPd 'glob()' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2001-04-16 |
| Exploit-DB | OpenBSD 2.x < 2.8 FTPd - 'glob()' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2001-04-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0247 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Freebsd, published May 24, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.