HIGH
Format string vulnerability in ProFTPD 1.2.0rc2 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by shutting down the FTP server while using a malformed working directory (cwd)
Published May 7, 2001
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.44%
Description
Format string vulnerability in ProFTPD 1.2.0rc2 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by shutting down the FTP server while using a malformed working directory (cwd).
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.0_rc2
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.44% 0.11438
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11438
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.44% (0.11438) | 95.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.44% (0.11438) | 95.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00669) | 69.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00277) | 69.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00277) | 67.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00277) | 63.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 68.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0117.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000380 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916525715657&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-029 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-021.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6433 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0117.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000380 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916525715657&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-029 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-021.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6433 | 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 Apr 4, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0318
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a