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CVE-1999-0955

Race condition in wu-ftpd and BSDI ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via the SITE EXEC command.

Published

1997-09-23T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.1 Yes
References