CVE-1999-1568

Off-by-one error in NcFTPd FTP server before 2.4.1 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long PORT command.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91981352617720&w=2	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12699	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1833	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91981352617720&w=2	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12699	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1833	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ncftp:ncftpd_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 1999-01-01 05:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-1999-1568

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1568

CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-1568

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ncftp

ncftpd_server

CWE

CWE-193

Off-by-one Error

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