CVE-2001-0421 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (FTP server in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local and remote)
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 th
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0421 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 6.4 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-07-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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