CVE-1999-0955

Summary

CVE-1999-0955 is a vulnerability affecting both wu-ftpd and BSDI ftpd servers. A race condition in the processing of the SITE EXEC command allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. This issue poses a significant risk as an attacker can gain complete control over the affected system. To mitigate this vulnerability, administrators should update their ftpd servers to the latest patched version as soon as possible. Failure to address this issue may lead to severe security consequences.

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