Quick answers
- Is CVE-1999-0075 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-0075 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-1999-0075?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5, published 16 October 1996.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Washington University wu-ftpd.
- Is there a fix for CVE-1999-0075?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-1999-0075 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-1999-0075?
- Check whether you run Washington University Wu-Ftpd. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The wu-ftpd daemon contains a vulnerability that leads to a core dump when processing the PASV (passive mode) command. An attacker must first authenticate with a valid username and password before issuing a 'QUOTE PASV' command to trigger the flaw. This issue is categorized as a denial-of-service or unexpected termination vulnerability within the FTP service handling. The vulnerability was first identified in 1996 and affects early versions of the Washington University FTP daemon.
Affected products
- Washington University wu-ftpd
Timeline
- 1996-10-16: disclosed: NVD Published Date