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CVE-2000-0573 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The lreply function in wu-ftpd 2.6.0 and earlier does not pr)

The lreply function in wu-ftpd 2.6.0 and earlier does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the SITE EXEC command.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0573
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score10.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-07-07
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe lreply function in wu-ftpd 2.6.0 and earlier does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the SITE EXEC command.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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