VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0911
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.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 38.1%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 38.05% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- proftpd project/proftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.