CVE-2001-0468
Buffer overflow in FTPFS allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
Buffer overflow in FTPFS allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
Buffer overflow in FTPFS allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
- Record
CVE-2001-0468- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in FTPFS allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
- Record
CVE-2001-0468- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0464 No score
Buffer overflow in FTPFS allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0464- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6378-v25v-557w No score
Buffer overflow in FTPFS allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
Buffer overflow in FTPFS allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
- Record
GHSA-6378-v25v-557w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | FTPFS 0.1.1/0.2.1/0.2.2 - mount Buffer Overflow | 2001-03-13 |
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-2001-0468 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ftpfs, published May 24, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.