CVE-1999-0075

PASV core dump in wu-ftpd daemon when attacker uses a QUOTE PASV command after specifying a username and password.

Published: 1996-10-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0075 is rated Moderate Risk (46.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.57%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0075

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.66% 1.57% +0.91%
2 2025-03-30 7.52% 0.66% -6.86%
3 2025-03-29 7.52%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0075

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0075

OS Trackers for CVE-1999-0075

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-1999-0075: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0075

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0075

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
washington_university wu-ftpd cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0075

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