7.5
HIGH
CVE-1999-0017
FTP Server Remote Port Scanning Vulnerability
Description

FTP servers can allow an attacker to connect to arbitrary ports on machines other than the FTP client, aka FTP bounce.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 1997, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2022, 7:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-1999-0017 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sco unixware
2 Sco openserver
3 Sco open_desktop
1 Ibm aix
1 Sun sunos
1 Freebsd freebsd
1 Netbsd netbsd
1 Washington_university wu-ftpd
1 Caldera openlinux
1 Siemens reliant_unix
1 Gnu inet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0017

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0017 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.65 }} 0.96%

score

0.87166

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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