CVE-2001-0697

NetWin SurgeFTP < 1.1h - Denial of Service via 'ls ..' Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0697. PoCs published by the Strumpf Noir Society.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in SurgeFTP by sending a malformed directory listing request. The server crashes when a client requests a listing of the directory above the root directory after logging in.

Description

NetWin SurgeFTP prior to 1.1h allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via an 'ls ..' command.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by the Strumpf Noir Society · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20659

This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in SurgeFTP by sending a malformed directory listing request. The server crashes when a client requests a listing of the directory above the root directory after logging in.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SurgeFTP Version 1.0b
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the SurgeFTP server · Valid credentials for authentication
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/165816
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6168
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_win2ksec
http://www.secadministrator.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=20200
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://netwinsite.com/surgeftp/manual/updates.htm
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2442

Scores

EPSS 0.0713
EPSS Percentile 93.6%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
netwin/surgeftp < 1.1h
Published Sep 20, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026