PT-1999-1636 · Nftp · Nftp Ftp Client

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-1999-1290

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: nftp FTP client version 1.40

Description: A buffer overflow issue in the nftp FTP client allows remote malicious FTP servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long response string.

Recommendations: For nftp FTP client version 1.40, update to a version that fixes this issue to prevent potential denial of service and arbitrary command execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1290

Affected Products

Nftp Ftp Client

References · 4

• http://ayukov.com/nftp/history.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1290 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91127951426494&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1397 · Note