VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1475
ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the mod_sqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain privileges by reading wtmp, e.g. via the last command.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 4.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the mod_sqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain privileges by reading wtmp, e.g. via the last command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.47% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- proftpd project/proftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/35483Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/812Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/35483Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/812Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.