CVE-1999-0911

high · 10

Buffer overflow in ProFTPD, wu-ftpd, and beroftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via a series of MKD and CWD commands that create nested directories.

CVSS

38.1%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

98th

EPSS percentile

1999-08-27

Published

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
proftpd_project	proftpd	1.2_pre1
proftpd_project	proftpd	1.2_pre2
proftpd_project	proftpd	1.2_pre3
proftpd_project	proftpd	1.2_pre4
proftpd_project	proftpd	1.2_pre5

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/1999/19990210
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/612
http://www.debian.org/security/1999/19990210
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/612

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-1999-0911