CVE-2001-0249

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-04-30. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 20%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Heap overflow in FTP daemon in Solaris 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by creating a long pathname and calling the LIST command, which uses glob to generate long strings.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
97.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 18, 2001

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 21, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

IBM X-Force Exchange

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6332
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2550

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2001-0249?
CVE-2001-0249 is a critical vulnerability published on June 18, 2001. Heap overflow in FTP daemon in Solaris 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by creating a long pathname and calling the LIST command, which uses glob to generate long strings.
When was CVE-2001-0249 disclosed?
CVE-2001-0249 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 18, 2001, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2001-0249 actively exploited?
CVE-2001-0249 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2001-0249?
CVE-2001-0249 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2001-0249?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2001-0249, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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