CVE-1999-1301

CVSS 2.0 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jul 16, 1996

Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-1301 is a design flaw affecting the Z-Modem protocol used in the rz component of FreeBSD's rzsz module before version 2.1.5. This vulnerability permits a remote sender of a file to execute arbitrary programs on the client system. The weakness stems from a flaw in the protocol implementation, potentially impacting other similar applications as well.

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FreeBSD

Affected Vendors

FreeBSD Project

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/NEUHdw
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1301
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1301

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