CVE-2001-1557

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 4.3 and 5.1 allows attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2001-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1557 is rated Moderate Risk (53/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1557

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 2026-06-15 0.52% 1.19% +0.68%
2 2026-06-08 0.42% 0.52% +0.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.42% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1557

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-2001-1557

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1557

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm aix 4.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1557

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