CVE-1999-0017

Caldera Aix — NVD-CWE-Other

EPSS 0.00545
  • Published: 1997-12-10T05:00:00.000
  • Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
  • Vendors: Caldera, GNU, IBM
  • Products: Aix, Inet, Openlinux
  • CWE: NVD-CWE-Other

CVE-1999-0017 — FTP servers can allow an attacker to connect to arbitrary ports on machines other than the FTP client, aka FTP bounce. [Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other]

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EPSS: n/a   |   KEV: not listed

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

🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means

Summary: This vulnerability affects Aix by Caldera (CWE: unspecified).

Impact: Systems could be compromised, leading to confidentiality, integrity, or availability loss.

Mitigation: Apply the latest vendor patch or update to a fixed version; disable vulnerable modules where possible.

CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Caldera GNU IBM Aix Inet Openlinux

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