CVE-2001-0421

MediumCVSS 6.4/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.4/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 2, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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