VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1326
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.52%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.52% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- washington university/wu-ftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.