CVE-1999-0955

High CVSS 7.6

Published 1997-09-23 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0955, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Race condition in wu-ftpd and BSDI ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via the SITE EXEC command.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0955

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C