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CVE-1999-0911

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 1999-08-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in ProFTPD, wu-ftpd, and beroftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via a series of MKD and CWD commands that create nested directories.

Affected Platforms

Proftpd Project Proftpd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References