Is CVE-2011-0988 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-0988 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-0988?

CVE-2011-0988 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-0988

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.4 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-1000)
Published: April 18, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1000 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / suse linux
novell / suse linux
novell / suse linux
novell / suse linux
pureftpd / pure-ftpd

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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