University of Washington wu-ftpd Authentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in University of Washington wu-ftpd. Affected is an unknown function of the component Authentication. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0156. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in University of Washington wu-ftpd (File Transfer Software) (affected version not known). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 07/01/1997. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0156. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1003†). Similar entry is available at VDB-14298. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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02/24/2003 +2064 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +4132 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: washington.edu

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13925
X-Force: 39
Vulnerability Center: 1003 - FTPD Without Authentication, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 12:01
Updated: 04/16/2026 21:04
Changes: 06/18/2014 12:01 (37), 05/09/2019 17:08 (16), 04/16/2026 21:04 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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