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UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.