CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0955

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.52%

83th percentile - higher than 83% of all known CVEs

Summary

Race condition in wu-ftpd and BSDI ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via the SITE EXEC command.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version and restrict access to the SITE EXEC command.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Race condition in wu-ftpd and BSDI ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via the SITE EXEC command.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS