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CVE-1999-1475

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-11-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the mod_sqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain privileges by reading wtmp, e.g. via the last command.

Affected products

• ProFTPD Project Proftpd: 1.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/35483
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/812
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/35483
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/812

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