PT-1999-1427 · Washington University · Wu-Ftpd

Published 1999-10-01 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0879

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WU-FTPD (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges. This is achieved by exploiting macro variables in a message file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0879

Affected Products

Wu-Ftpd

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19560 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0879 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0879 · Note