CVE-2003-1349 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in NITE ftp-server (NiteServer) 1.83 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a "\.." (backslash dot dot) in the CD (CWD) command.

Published: 2007-10-14

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:thomas_krebs:niteserver_ftpd:1.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1339	Directory traversal vulnerability in NITE ftp-server (NiteServer) 1.83 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a "\.." (backslash dot dot) in the CD (CWD) command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02347.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0022.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/7879
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6648
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005923
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11062

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00196}`	epss `{'score': 0.00239}`

Subscriptions

Thomas Krebs Niteserver Ftpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-14T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:28:02.387Z

Reserved: 2007-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1349

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:03:58.733

Link: CVE-2003-1349

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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