CVE-1999-0879 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.7% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via macro variables in a message file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 9.74% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-10-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bsdi | bsd os |
| caldera | openlinux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Washington University WU-FTPD 2.5.0 - 'message' Remote Buffer Overflow | 1999-10-19 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD