CVE-1999-0879
Washington University WU-FTPD 2.5.0 - 'message' Remote Buffer Overflow
Severity Score
10.0
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via macro variables in a message file.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1999-10-01 CVE Published
- 1999-10-19 First Exploit
- 1999-12-08 CVE Reserved
- 2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (2)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0879 | X_refsource_misc |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19560 | 1999-10-19 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Bsdi Search vendor "Bsdi" | Bsd Os Search vendor "Bsdi" for product "Bsd Os" | 2.1 Search vendor "Bsdi" for product "Bsd Os" and version "2.1" | - |
Affected
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Bsdi Search vendor "Bsdi" | Bsd Os Search vendor "Bsdi" for product "Bsd Os" | 3.0 Search vendor "Bsdi" for product "Bsd Os" and version "3.0" | - |
Affected
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Caldera Search vendor "Caldera" | Openlinux Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux" | 1.0 Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux" and version "1.0" | - |
Affected
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