CVE-1999-0368

Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.

CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0368
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0368

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:::::::*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0368 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0368 -

Information

Published : 1999-02-09 05:00

Updated : 2026-04-16 00:27

NVD link : CVE-1999-0368

Mitre link : CVE-1999-0368

CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-0368

JSON object : View

Products Affected

caldera

openlinux

proftpd_project

proftpd

redhat

linux

debian

debian_linux

washington_university

wu-ftpd

sco

openserver
unixware

slackware

slackware_linux

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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