CVE-1999-0878 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-1999-0878

Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote...

Vulnerability Description

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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

beroftpd, wu-ftpd
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 2.4.2_beta18_vr4, 2.4.2_beta18_vr5, 2.4.2_beta18_vr6, 2.4.2_beta18_vr8, 2.4.2_beta18_vr9, 2.4.2_beta18_vr10, 2.4.2_beta18_vr11, 2.4.2_beta18_vr12, 2.4.2_beta18_vr13, 2.4.2_beta18_vr14, 2.4.2_beta18_vr15, 2.4.2_vr16, 2.4.2_vr17, 2.5

Timeline

Official Publish: January 4th, 2000
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.