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CVE-1999-0080

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 1995-11-30 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.

Affected Platforms

Washington University Wu-Ftpd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References