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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-0283 · published 3 May 2001

CVE-2001-0283: Sun ftp vulnerability

Sun · Sun Ftp

Directory traversal vulnerability in SunFTP build 9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) characters in various commands, including (1) GET, (2) MKDIR, (3) RMDIR, (4) RENAME, or (5) PUT.

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.0% · top 6.9%
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
6.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in SunFTP build 9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) characters in various commands, including (1) GET, (2) MKDIR, (3) RMDIR, (4) RENAME, or (5) PUT.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0523.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0523.html ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-0283), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.