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CVE-1999-0950 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in WFTPD FTP server allows remote attackers)

Buffer overflow in WFTPD FTP server allows remote attackers to gain root access via a series of MKD and CWD commands that create nested directories.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0950
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score10.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-10-28
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in WFTPD FTP server allows remote attackers to gain root access via a series of MKD and CWD commands that create nested directories.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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