CVE-1999-0081

wu-ftp allows files to be overwritten via the rnfr command.

Published: 1997-01-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0081 is rated Moderate Risk (46.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0081

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% 1.58% +0.92%
2 2025-03-30 2.44% 0.66% -1.78%
3 2025-03-29 2.44%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0081

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-1999-0081

OS Trackers for CVE-1999-0081

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-1999-0081: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0081

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0081

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

References for CVE-1999-0081

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