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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 1, 1999· Updated Jun 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.

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Affected products

4

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/Openlinux
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ftpd/Ftpdllm-fuzzy

Patches

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References

1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0879nvd

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