Serv-U FTP Server allows remote attackers to bypass its anti-hammering feature by first logging on as a valid user (possibly anonymous) and then attempting to guess the passwords of other users.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1033 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.79%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20334 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-10-29 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 6.63% | 3.79% | -2.84% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 3.79% | 6.63% | +2.84% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 3.79% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/141905 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1860 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5436 |