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TI-1999-00363 Aliases CVE-1999-0368GHSA-pjq9-4mrj-pv4g

Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access…

Priority HIGH 70Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.39839 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2_pre1VulnerableProFTPD Project
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2_beta18_vr9VulnerableWashington University
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3VulnerableSco
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2_pre1 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 Vulnerable ·Washington University
  • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Sco
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableSlackware
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableSlackware
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableSlackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Slackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Slackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Slackware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0368
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjq9-4mrj-pv4g

References

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Sources

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