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

published 1999-10-28 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0931

cvss: 10.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 8.1%; EPSS 8.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 2; Exploit-DB

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.

Timeline

1999-10-28 First public exploit (EDB-19569)
1999-10-28 Published

Exploit prediction

8.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-19570 WFTPD 2.34/2.40/3.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 1999-11-04
EDB-19569 WFTPD 2.34/2.40/3.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 1999-10-28

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

securityfocus.com /bid/747
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-1999-0950
NVD CVE-1999-0950

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Summary