NWFTPD.nlm before 5.01o in the FTP server in Novell NetWare 5.1 SP3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (abend) by sending an RNTO command after a failed RNFR command.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1246 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2025-06-29 | 1.18% | 1.13% | -0.05% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.68% | 1.18% | -0.49% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.68% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | 2.0 | LOW |
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6.8 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2000-1246: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2000-1246 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | netware_ftp_server | <= 5.01i | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| novell | netware | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:5.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3238588&sliceId=1 | Vendor Advisory |