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CVE-1999-0202

The GNU tar command, when used in FTP sessions, may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

The GNU tar command, when used in FTP sessions, may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00639
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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university of washington wu-ftpdall versions
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openGPL FTP tar parametersbad-unknown
snort-communityPROTOCOL-FTP tar parametersbad-unknown
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD01 Jan 1997 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0202
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