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Status published
Medium
CVE-1999-1326
wu-ftpd 2.4 FTP server does not properly drop privileges when...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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References
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Affected Vendor
washington university
View all reports →Affected Software
wu-ftpd
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 9th, 2002
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.