# CVE-2000-0574: FTP servers such as OpenBSD ftpd, NetBSD ftpd, ProFTPd and Opieftpd do not properly cleanse untrusted format strings that are used in the se

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2000-07-19 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

FTP servers such as OpenBSD ftpd, NetBSD ftpd, ProFTPd and Opieftpd do not properly cleanse untrusted format strings that are used in the setproctitle function (sometimes called by set_proc_title), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1425
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0121.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1438
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0061.html
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-009.txt.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0031.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-13.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/396

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