PT-2001-1691 · Alex · Alex'S Ftp Server

Published 2001-05-24 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2001-0480

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Alex's FTP Server version 0.7

Description A directory traversal issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a modified dot dot in the GET or CD commands.

Recommendations For Alex's FTP Server version 0.7, consider restricting access to the GET and CD commands until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the ability of remote attackers to traverse directories using modified dot dot sequences in these commands.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0480

Affected Products

Alex'S Ftp Server

References · 3

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0523.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2668 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0480 · Security Note