CVE-1999-1301

Summary

CVE-1999-1301 is a design flaw affecting the Z-Modem protocol, which permits a remote sender to execute arbitrary programs on a client. Specifically, this vulnerability was identified in the rz tool within the rzsz module of FreeBSD versions prior to 2.1.5. The sender can manipulate the file transfer protocol to inject and run malicious code on the client system. This weakness could potentially impact other software implementing the Z-Modem protocol as well.

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