CVE-1999-1475

Summary

CVE-1999-1475 is a vulnerability affecting ProFTPd 1.2 servers that utilize the mod_sqlpw module. This issue arises due to the server logging user passwords in the wtmp log file. Local users can take advantage of this vulnerability by utilizing commands like 'last', allowing them to access and obtain the passwords, potentially gaining elevated privileges.

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