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High
CVE-1999-0955
Race condition in wu-ftpd and BSDI ftpd allows remote attackers...
Vulnerability Description
Race condition in wu-ftpd and BSDI ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via the SITE EXEC command.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
wu-ftpd
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 18th, 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.