7.5

CVE-1999-0017: caldera openlinux

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 29-09-1999Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0017 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in caldera openlinux. EPSS estimates a 1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.98%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-09-1999
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

FTP servers can allow an attacker to connect to arbitrary ports on machines other than the FTP client, aka FTP bounce.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 2.00% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.98%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sco3 products
Caldera1 product
Freebsd1 product
  • freebsdEOL10 | 11 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.7
Gnu1 product
  • inet5.01 | 6.01 | 6.02
Ibm1 product
  • aix3.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3
Netbsd1 product
  • netbsdEOL1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2.1
Sun1 product
  • sunos4.1.3u1 | 4.1.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5.1
Washington_university1 product

8 vendors · 10 products

References

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