CVE-1999-1326 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

wu-ftpd 2.4 FTP server does not properly drop privileges when an ABOR (abort file transfer) command is executed during a file transfer, which causes a signal to be handled incorrectly and allows local and possibly remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1307	wu-ftpd 2.4 FTP server does not properly drop privileges when an ABOR (abort file transfer) command is executed during a file transfer, which causes a signal to be handled incorrectly and allows local and possibly remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00919.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420401&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420408&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7169

History

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Subscriptions

Washington University Wu-ftpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:02.943Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1326

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1997-07-04T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1326

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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