CVE-2001-1501
ProFTPD 1.2.1 - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "*/..", (2) "*/.*", or (3) ".*./*?/" sequences in the argument.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Frank DENIS · bashremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20690
Scores
EPSS
0.0815
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
proftpd_project/proftpd
1.2.1
Published
Dec 31, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026