CVE-2001-1501
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to...
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "/..", (2) "/.", or (3) "../*?/" sequences in the argument.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "/..", (2) "/.", or (3) "../*?/" sequences in the argument.
- Record
CVE-2001-1501- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "/..", (2) "/.", or (3) "../*?/" sequences in the argument.
- Record
CVE-2001-1501- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1478 No score
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "/..", (2) "/.", or (3) "../*?/" sequences in the argument.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1478- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8826-pg9p-3pqq No score
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to...
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "/..", (2) "/.", or (3) "../*?/" sequences in the argument.
- Record
GHSA-8826-pg9p-3pqq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WU-FTPD 2.4/2.5/2.6 / Trolltech ftpd 1.2 / ProFTPd 1.2 / BeroFTPD 1.3.4 FTP - glob Expansion | 2001-03-15 |
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-2001-1501 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Proftpd Project Proftpd, published December 31, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.