CVE-1999-1326 - wu-ftpd 2.4 FTP server does not properly drop privileges when an ABOR (abort file transfer) command

CVE-1999-1326

Summary

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.

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

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	5.0 (as of 10-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	NONE	NONE

cvss-vector via4

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

refmap via4

bugtraq	19970104 serious security bug in wu-ftpd v2.4 19970105 BoS: serious security bug in wu-ftpd v2.4 -- PATCH
xf	wuftpd-abor-gain-privileges(7169)

Last major update

10-10-2017 - 01:29

Published

04-07-1997 - 04:00

Last modified

10-10-2017 - 01:29