CVE-1999-1301

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1996-07-16 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1301, 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

A design flaw in the Z-Modem protocol allows the remote sender of a file to execute arbitrary programs on the client, as implemented in rz in the rzsz module of FreeBSD before 2.1.5, and possibly other programs.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1301

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P