CVE-2001-1587

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.01w in the FTP server in Novell NetWare allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) via an anonymous STOU command.

Published: 2010-04-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1587 is rated Moderate Risk (47.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.35%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1587

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 1.41% 1.35% -0.06%
2 2025-03-30 2.04% 1.41% -0.62%
3 2025-03-29 2.04%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1587

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1587

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1587

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell netware cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1587

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