CVE-2000-0574
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
Description
FTP servers such as OpenBSD ftpd, NetBSD ftpd, ProFTPd and Opieftpd do not properly cleanse untrusted format strings that are used in the setproctitle function (sometimes called by set_proc_title), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
ftp.netbsd.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0031.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0061.html
archives.neohapsis.com
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Timeline
Published
Jul 19, 2000
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
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