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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 1, 1999· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0879

CVE-1999-0879

Description

Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via macro variables in a message file.

Affected products

3
  • Bsdi/Bsd Os2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Caldera (company)/Openlinux
    cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

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