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Status published
High
CVE-1999-0997
wu-ftp with FTP conversion enabled allows an attacker to execute...
Vulnerability Description
wu-ftp with FTP conversion enabled allows an attacker to execute commands via a malformed file name that is interpreted as an argument to the program that does the conversion, e.g. tar or uncompress.
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
millenux gmbh
View all reports →Affected Software
anonftp, wu-ftpd, linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.8.1, 2.4.2, 2.5.0, 2.6.0, 5.2, 6.0, 6.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 25th, 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.