CVE-1999-0878 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via MAPPING_CHDIR.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Beroftpd	Beroftpd
Washington University	Wu-ftpd

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:beroftpd:beroftpd:1.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:beroftpd:beroftpd:1.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:beroftpd:beroftpd:1.3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr15:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr16:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr17:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/599

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-01-04T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:28.843Z

Reserved: 1999-12-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-0878

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-08-22T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0878

Redhat

No data.

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