CVE-2001-0020 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Arrowpoint (aka Cisco Content Services, or CSS) allows local unprivileged users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Published: 2001-09-18

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:arrowpoint::::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:content_services_switch::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0020	Directory traversal vulnerability in Arrowpoint (aka Cisco Content Services, or CSS) allows local unprivileged users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00158.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a013101-1.txt
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/arrowpoint-cli-filesystem-pub.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/1757
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2331
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6031

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Arrowpoint Content Services Switch

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:54.444Z

Reserved: 2001-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0020

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-02-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0020

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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