Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-0878

Title: WU-FTPD MAPPING_CHDIR buffer overflow allows remote root

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-1999-0878.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Aug 22, 1999
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 10.0 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.35%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-0878: Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via MAPPING_CHDIR.

Impacted Vendors

W
washington_university 1
B
beroftpd 1
W
wuftpd 1

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/599 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/599
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
10.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-1999-0878 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.