VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0997
wu-ftp with FTP conversion enabled allows an attacker to execute commands via a malformed file name that is interpreted as an argument to the program that does the conversion, e.g. tar or uncompress.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
wu-ftp with FTP conversion enabled allows an attacker to execute commands via a malformed file name that is interpreted as an argument to the program that does the conversion, e.g. tar or uncompress.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.22% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- millenux gmbh/anonftp · university of washington/wu-ftpd · redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.