CVE-1999-0950 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the WFTPD FTP server, specifically affecting versions 2.34, 2.40, and 3.0 from Texas Imperial Software. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve root access by exploiting a series of nested directory creation commands (MKD and CWD). The vulnerability carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with easy exploitation and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, proof-of-concept exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:texas_imperial_software:wftpd:2.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:texas_imperial_software:wftpd:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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