FTP server in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local and remote attackers to cause a core dump in the root directory, possibly with world-readable permissions, by providing a valid username with an invalid password followed by a CWD ~ command, which could release sensitive information such as shadowed passwords, or fill the disk partition.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-24T04:00:00

Updated: 2002-02-11T10:00:00

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2001-0421

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2001-07-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-30T16:25:11.950


Link: CVE-2001-0421

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