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CVE-1999-0879

N/A
Published: January 4, 2000 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:49 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsBsd OSOpenlinux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%

Description

Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via macro variables in a message file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0879

CVSS

10HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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