CVE-1999-0955
CVSS 2.0 Score 7.6 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Sep 23, 1997
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-1999-0955 is a vulnerability affecting both wu-ftpd and BSDI ftpd servers. A race condition exists in the processing of the SITE EXEC command, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. This issue poses a serious risk, as successful exploitation can lead to complete system takeover. It is recommended that affected systems be updated with a patch as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability.
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Affected Vendors
- Washington University in St. Louis