CVE-1999-0368
HighPublished
Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.
- Published
- Sep 29, 1999
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 9, 1999
Primary CVSS
10.0/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C39.8%
Moderate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.
Sources
2- WU-FTPD 2.4.2 / SCO Open Server 5.0.5 / ProFTPd 1.2 pre1 - 'realpath' Remote Buffer Overflow (1)Exploit
smiler & cossack · linux · Feb 9, 1999
- WU-FTPD 2.4.2 / SCO Open Server 5.0.5 / ProFTPd 1.2 pre1 - 'realpath' Remote Buffer Overflow (2)Exploit
jamez & c0nd0r · linux · Feb 9, 1999
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