CVE-2000-0574
MEDIUMEPSS 99th pctlDescription
FTP servers such as OpenBSD ftpd, NetBSD ftpd, ProFTPd and Opieftpd do not properly cleanse untrusted format strings that are used in the setproctitle function (sometimes called by set_proc_title), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0031.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0061.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0121.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1425
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1438
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.