Directory traversal vulnerability in cal_make.pl in PerlCal allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the p0 parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0463 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.26%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20808 | exploit_db | edb | 2001-04-27 | 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 | 2025-09-09 | 6.18% | 10.26% | +4.08% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 9.53% | 6.18% | -3.35% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 9.53% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.7 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.9 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.9a | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.9b | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.9b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.9c | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.9c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.9d | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.9d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.9e | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.9e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.13 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.18 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.80 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| acme_labs | perlcal | 2.95 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:perlcal:2.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0506.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.perlcal.com/calendar/docs/bugs.txt | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2663 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6480 |