10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2000-0573
Wu-ftpd Format String Vulnerability
Description

The lreply function in wu-ftpd 2.6.0 and earlier does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the SITE EXEC command.

INFO

Published Date :

July 7, 2000, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2000-0573 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hp hp-ux
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to WU-FTPD version 2.6.1 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2000-0573 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2000-0573.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:29.wu-ftpd.asc.v1.1
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-2000.02
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0244.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0017.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-020.0.txt
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-039.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1387
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000623091822.3321.qmail%40fiver.freemessage.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4773
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:29.wu-ftpd.asc.v1.1
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-2000.02
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0244.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0017.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-020.0.txt
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-039.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1387
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000623091822.3321.qmail%40fiver.freemessage.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4773
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2000-0573 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2000-0573 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Buffer Overflow Analysis & Remediation Framework

buffer-overflow development python python-programming blue-team-project

Python C

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 14, 2025, 6:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2000-0573 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2000-0573 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-2000.02
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:29.wu-ftpd.asc.v1.1
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0244.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0017.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2
    Added Reference http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-020.0.txt
    Added Reference http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-039.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1387
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000623091822.3321.qmail%40fiver.freemessage.com
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4773
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000623091822.3321.qmail%40fiver.freemessage.com [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&[email protected]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/4773 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4773 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96171893218000&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96299933720862&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96179429114160&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

91.38 }} 0.68%

score

0.99646

percentile