CVE-1999-0955: Washington University Wu-Ftpd

High severity, CVSS 7.6. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Washington University Wu-Ftpd: version 2.4.1 only

Published 1997-09-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.