CVE-2001-0318

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: 2001-06-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0318 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.86%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0318

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 2026-01-29 0.83% 0.86% +0.03%
2 2025-08-27 0.67% 0.83% +0.16%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.67% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0318

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0318

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0318

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0318

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