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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2001-0296 json

Buffer overflow in WFTPD Pro 3.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long CWD command.

published 2001-04-04 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0296

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.0%
EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in WFTPD Pro 3.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long CWD command.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-20794)

Exploit prediction

4.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20794 WFTPD 3.0 - 'RETR' / 'CWD' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2001-04-22
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0531.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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