CVE-1999-0878

Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via MAPPING_CHDIR.

Published: 1999-08-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0878 is rated High Risk (69/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.22%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0878

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 1.35% 2.22% +0.88%
2 2025-03-30 2.09% 1.35% -0.74%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.09% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0878

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0878

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0878

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
beroftpd beroftpd 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:beroftpd:beroftpd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
beroftpd beroftpd 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:beroftpd:beroftpd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
beroftpd beroftpd 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:beroftpd:beroftpd:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr8 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_vr16 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_vr17 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0878

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