CVE-1999-0368 describes critical buffer overflow vulnerabilities in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD, allowing remote attackers to gain root access, commonly known as "palmetto." This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a high-risk attack vector that requires no authentication and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2_pre1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2_beta18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2_beta18_vr9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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