CVE-2001-0054 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in FTP Serv-U before 2.5i allows remote attackers to escape the FTP root and read arbitrary files by appending a string such as "/..%20." to a CD command, a variant of a .. (dot dot) attack.

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 12.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0054	Directory traversal vulnerability in FTP Serv-U before 2.5i allows remote attackers to escape the FTP root and read arbitrary files by appending a string such as "/..%20." to a CD command, a variant of a .. (dot dot) attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12049.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0043.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97604119024280&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/464
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2052
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5639

History

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Subscriptions

Solarwinds Serv-u File Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:55.265Z

Reserved: 2001-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0054

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-02-16T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:53:34.147

Link: CVE-2001-0054

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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