CVE-1999-0950

Exp

Buffer overflow in WFTPD FTP server allows remote attackers to gain root access via a series of MKD and CWD commands that create nested directories.

Published: 1999-10-28 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0950 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.13%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-0950

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19570 exploit_db edb 1999-11-04 Exploit-DB ↗
19569 exploit_db edb 1999-10-28 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0950

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 2025-03-30 6.99% 5.13% -1.86%
2 2025-03-29 5.13% 6.99% +1.86%
3 2025-03-17 — 5.13% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0950

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-1999-0950

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0950

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
texas_imperial_software wftpd 2.34 cpe:2.3:a:texas_imperial_software:wftpd:2.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
texas_imperial_software wftpd 2.40 cpe:2.3:a:texas_imperial_software:wftpd:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0950

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