// For flags

CVE-1999-0911

ProFTPd 1.2 pre1/pre2/pre3/pre4/pre5 - Remote Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

10.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in ProFTPD, wu-ftpd, and beroftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via a series of MKD and CWD commands that create nested directories.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1999-08-17 First Exploit
  • 1999-08-27 CVE Published
  • 1999-12-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Proftpd Project
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Proftpd
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1.2_pre1
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Affected
Proftpd Project
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Proftpd
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1.2_pre2
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Affected
Proftpd Project
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Proftpd
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1.2_pre3
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Affected
Proftpd Project
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Proftpd
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1.2_pre4
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Affected
Proftpd Project
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Proftpd
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1.2_pre5
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Affected