CVE-2011-0988

pure-ftpd 1.0.22, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 and SP4, and Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3 and SP4, when running OES Netware extensions, creates a world-writeable directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2011-04-18 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-0988 is rated Low Risk (21.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0988

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 2025-05-23 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
2 2025-03-30 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0988

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0988

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-0988

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2011-0988 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (pure-ftpd), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0988
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-0988 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (pure-ftpd), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): not-affected 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0988

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0988

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux 10 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux 10 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux 11 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:sp3:desktop:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux 11 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:sp4:desktop:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0988

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