CVE-1999-1301 describes a design flaw in the Z-Modem protocol, specifically affecting the rz utility within the rzsz module of FreeBSD versions prior to 2.1.5. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary programs on the client system by sending a malicious file. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a low-complexity attack vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N) that could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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