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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2001-0783 json

Cisco TFTP server 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..(dot dot) attack in the GET command.

published 2001-10-12 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0768

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cisco TFTP server 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..(dot dot) attack in the GET command.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0227.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2886 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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