7.5

CVE-1999-0997: millenux_gmbh anonftp

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDSA-377
Published 25-04-2000Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0997 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in millenux_gmbh anonftp. EPSS estimates a 6.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 25-04-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

wu-ftp with FTP conversion enabled allows an attacker to execute commands via a malformed file name that is interpreted as an argument to the program that does the conversion, e.g. tar or uncompress.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.22% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremoteunixVerified

    WU-FTPD 2.4.2/2.5 .0/2.6.0/2.6.1/2.6.2 - FTP Conversion

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wu-ftpd< 2.6.2-3woody2
Millenux_gmbh1 product
Redhat1 product
University_of_washington1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

1 links