glFTPD 1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a LIST command with an argument that contains a large number of * (asterisk) characters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0965 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.79%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21074 | exploit_db | edb | 2001-08-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 8.10% | 6.79% | -1.30% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 6.79% | 8.10% | +1.30% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 6.79% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| glftpd | glftpd | 1.13.6 | cpe:2.3:a:glftpd:glftpd:1.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| glftpd | glftpd | 1.16.9 | cpe:2.3:a:glftpd:glftpd:1.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| glftpd | glftpd | 1.17.2 | cpe:2.3:a:glftpd:glftpd:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| glftpd | glftpd | 1.18a | cpe:2.3:a:glftpd:glftpd:1.18a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| glftpd | glftpd | 1.19 | cpe:2.3:a:glftpd:glftpd:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| glftpd | glftpd | 1.20 | cpe:2.3:a:glftpd:glftpd:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| glftpd | glftpd | 1.21 | cpe:2.3:a:glftpd:glftpd:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| glftpd | glftpd | 1.22b | cpe:2.3:a:glftpd:glftpd:1.22b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| glftpd | glftpd | 1.23 | cpe:2.3:a:glftpd:glftpd:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0239.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.glftpd.org/ | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7001.php | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3201 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |