CVE-1999-1475

mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.044 · 91 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

4.44% (91st) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

2 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

2 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.6

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.6

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v2.03.9lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-284USLLM-inferredCWE-287USLLM-inferred

affected products (2)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
proftpd project proftpd= 1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 1999-11-19modified 2026-06-16

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/35483 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/812 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/35483PatchVendor Advisorynvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/812PatchVendor Advisorynvd

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