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CVE-1999-0911: proftpd_project proftpd

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 04-02-2000Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0911 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in proftpd_project proftpd. EPSS estimates a 38.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.5% 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
38.05%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 04-02-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in ProFTPD, wu-ftpd, and beroftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via a series of MKD and CWD commands that create nested directories.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

38.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 38.05% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
38.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    ProFTPd 1.2 pre1/pre2/pre3/pre4/pre5 - Remote Buffer Overflow (1)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    ProFTPd 1.2 pre1/pre2/pre3/pre4/pre5 - Remote Buffer Overflow (2)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Proftpd_project1 product
  • proftpd1.2_pre1 | 1.2_pre2 | 1.2_pre3 | 1.2_pre4 | 1.2_pre5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links