CVE-2001-0421

FTP server in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local and remote attackers to cause a core dump in the root directory, possibly with world-readable permissions, by providing a valid username with an invalid password followed by a CWD ~ command, which could release sensitive information such as shadowed passwords, or fill the disk partition.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.4 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2001-07-02

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Solaris (Sun)
• Sunos (Sun)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/177200
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2601