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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

Published Sep 29, 1999

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.

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Remediation

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References (1)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 29, 1999
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 1999
Link CVE-1999-0080
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-1999-0080
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-1999-0080