VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0079
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in FTP by issuing multiple PASV commands, causing the server to run out of available ports.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in FTP by issuing multiple PASV commands, causing the server to run out of available ports.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.23% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- bisonware/bisonware ftp server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.