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CVE-1999-0368

Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.

Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.48326
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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proftpd project proftpdall versions
washington university wu-ftpdall versions
caldera openlinuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
redhat linuxall versions
sco openserverall versions
sco unixwareall versions
slackware linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteWU-FTPD 2.4.2 / SCO Open Server 5.0.5 / ProFTPd 1.2 pre1 - 'realpath' Remote Buffer Overflow (1)verified
remoteWU-FTPD 2.4.2 / SCO Open Server 5.0.5 / ProFTPd 1.2 pre1 - 'realpath' Remote Buffer Overflow (2)verified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openGPL FTP MKD overflowattempted-admin
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalLinux Reverse Shell Indicator
producthighCommunication To LocaltoNet Tunneling Service Initiated - Linux
producthighPotentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Pool Connections
producthighCommunication To Ngrok Tunneling Service - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Indicators
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Scoring & Timeline

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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:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD09 Feb 1999 · 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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0368
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