CVE-1999-0911

critical

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/612

http://www.debian.org/security/1999/19990210

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-08-27

Updated: 2008-09-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H