CVE-1999-0082

Summary

CVE-1999-0082 is a vulnerability affecting the FTP daemon (ftpd) that allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain root access by manipulating the Current Working Directory (CWD) command. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted command to the FTP server, tricking it into changing its working directory to the root directory ("/"), effectively granting the attacker full control over the system. This issue can lead to serious security consequences, including unauthorized system access and data theft. It is highly recommended that affected systems be updated to a patched version of ftpd to mitigate this risk.

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