HIGH
One-byte buffer overflow in replydirname function in BSD-based ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root privileges
Published May 7, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.93%
Description
One-byte buffer overflow in replydirname function in BSD-based ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
17.93% 0.17929
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.17929
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 17.93% (0.17929) | 97.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.93% (0.17929) | 96.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.60% (0.15597) | 94.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.65% (0.06650) | 84.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.60% (0.15597) | 94.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.65% (0.02645) | 90.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.65% (0.02645) | 88.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0275.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch
- http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ftpd_replydirname.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2124 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5776 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-018.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0275.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ftpd_replydirname.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2124 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5776 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 7, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 1, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0053
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a