Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0911 (CCN-3399)

Assigned:1999-08-27
Published:1999-08-27
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary: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 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: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 27 Aug 1999 17:00:59 -0400
ProFTPD

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 7 Sep 1999 18:51:26 +0200
ProFTP-1.2.0pre4 buffer overflow -- once more

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0911

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
19990210

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 144
ProFTPD src/log.c log_xfer() Function Remote Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: ProFTPD Web site
ProFTPD Downloads

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
612

Source: CCN
Type: BID-612
ProFTPD Remote Buffer Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement #17
proftpd-1.2.0pre6 and earlier

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
proftpd-long-dir-bo(3399)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    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