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CVE-1999-0368: caldera openlinux

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 29-09-1999Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0368 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in caldera openlinux. EPSS estimates a 39.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
39.84%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database

Timeline

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

Description

Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

39.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 39.84% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
39.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    WU-FTPD 2.4.2 / SCO Open Server 5.0.5 / ProFTPd 1.2 pre1 - 'realpath' Remote Buffer Overflow (1)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    WU-FTPD 2.4.2 / SCO Open Server 5.0.5 / ProFTPd 1.2 pre1 - 'realpath' Remote Buffer Overflow (2)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sco2 products
Caldera1 product
Debian1 product
Proftpd_project1 product
Redhat1 product
Slackware1 product
Washington_university1 product
  • wu-ftpd2.4.2_beta18 | 2.4.2_beta18_vr9

7 vendors · 8 products

References

1 links