Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0879 (CCN-3375)

Assigned:1999-10-01
Published:1999-10-01
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via macro variables in a message file.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
10.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-1999-028.0
problems in wu-ftpd-2.5

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0879

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-1999:043-01
Security problems in WU-FTPD

Source: CCN
Type: AusCERT Advisory AA-99.02
Multiple Vulnerabilities in wu-ftpd based daemons

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1999-13
Multiple Vulnerabilities in WU-FTPD

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 14790
WU-FTPD Message File Macro Expansion Remote Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-726
Wu-ftpd message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wuftp-message-file-root(3375)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0879

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    caldera openlinux 1.0
    bsdi bsd os 3.0
    bsdi bsd os 2.1
    washington_university wu-ftpd *
    redhat linux 6.1