SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.