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    CVE-1999-0997

    wu-ftp with FTP conversion enabled allows an attacker to execute commands via a malformed file name that is interpreted as an argument to the program that does the conversion, e.g. tar or uncompress.

    Published:Dec 20, 1999
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 25, 2000
    EPSS Score:0.03822
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Millenux Gmbh
    Product
    Anonftp
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    University Of Washington
    Product
    Wu-ftpd

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20563

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High