Directory traversal vulnerabilities in multiple FTP clients on UNIX systems allow remote malicious FTP servers to create or overwrite files as the client user via filenames containing /absolute/path or .
Published Dec 17, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.78%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerabilities in multiple FTP clients on UNIX systems allow remote malicious FTP servers to create or overwrite files as the client user via filenames containing /absolute/path or .. (dot dot) sequences.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 2.78% (0.02776) | 85.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02776) | 84.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.76% (0.02758) | 85.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 48.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 45.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 48.46th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021205-01-A vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0102.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103962838628940&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10821.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/210409 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6360 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021205-01-A | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0102.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103962838628940&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10821.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/210409 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6360 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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