CVE-1999-1539 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in FTP server in QPC Software's QVT/Term Plus versions 4.2d and 4.3 and QVT/Net 4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long (1) user name or (2) password.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 19.4% Moderate

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:qpc_software:qvt_net:4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:qpc_software:qvt_term_plus:4.2d:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:qpc_software:qvt_term_plus:4.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1935.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94225924803704&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94223972910670&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/796
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3491

History

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Subscriptions

Qpc Software Qvt Net Qvt Term Plus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.397Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1539

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-11-10T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1539

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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