Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.
1999-02-09T05:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | proftpd_project | proftpd | 1.2_pre1 | Yes |
| Application | washington_university | wu-ftpd | 2.4.2_beta18 | Yes |
| Application | washington_university | wu-ftpd | 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 | Yes |
| Operating System | caldera | openlinux | 1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 2.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 5.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 5.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | openserver | 5.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | openserver | 5.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | openserver | 5.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | openserver | 5.0.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | openserver | 5.0.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | unixware | 7.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | unixware | 7.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | slackware | slackware_linux | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | slackware | slackware_linux | 3.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | slackware | slackware_linux | 3.6 | Yes |