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CVE-1999-1475

ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the mod_sqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which...

4.6 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.44%Up 3.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

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.

Record
CVE-1999-1475
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-1999-1475
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1456 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-1999-1456
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3q5-jc99-rf4p No score

ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the mod_sqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which...

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.

Record
GHSA-x3q5-jc99-rf4p
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-1475 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Proftpd Project Proftpd, published November 19, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.44%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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