CVE-1999-0997

High

Description

wu-ftp with FTP conversion enabled allows an attacker to execute commands via a malformed file name that is interpreted as an argument to the program that does the conversion, e.g. tar or uncompress.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMillenux Gmbh Anonftp
PublishedDec 20, 1999
First seenDec 20, 1999

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
millenux_gmbh anonftp2.8.1—
university_of_washington wu-ftpd2.4.2, 2.5.0, 2.6.0—
redhat linux5.2, 6.0, 6.1—

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