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A vulnerability was found in University of Washington wu-ftpd (File Transfer Software) (version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component SITE NEWER Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
Denial of service in WU-FTPD via the SITE NEWER command, which does not free memory properly.
The weakness was published 10/01/1999 with CERT. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0880. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10319 (WU-FTPD SITE NEWER Command Memory Exhaustion DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FTP and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1864.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3376) and Tenable (10319). Similar entry is available at 14874.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory allocationCWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 10319
Nessus Name: WU-FTPD SITE NEWER Command Memory Exhaustion DoS
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Snort ID: 1864
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FTP SITE NEWER attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101864
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: washington.eduOrganization: CERT
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0880 (🔍)
X-Force: 3376
Vulnerability Center: 39 - DoS in WU-FTPd via Improper Memory Release in the SITE NEWER Command, High
SecurityFocus: 737 - Wu-ftpd SITE NEWER Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 06/22/2014 01:42Updated: 05/04/2019 17:59
Changes: 06/22/2014 01:42 (62), 05/04/2019 17:59 (11)
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