University of Washington wu-ftpd 2.4 ABOR Command privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington wu-ftpd 2.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component ABOR Command Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1326. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in University of Washington wu-ftpd 2.4 (File Transfer Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component ABOR Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 07/04/1997 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1326. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14301 (WU-FTPD ABOR Command Arbitrary File Access), 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7169), Tenable (14301) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4718†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 14301
Nessus Name: WU-FTPD ABOR Command Arbitrary File Access
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OpenVAS ID: 14301
OpenVAS Name: wu-ftpd ABOR priviledge escalation
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: washington.edu

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1326 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1326
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13936
X-Force: 7169
Vulnerability Center: 4718 - Wu-FTPD Server Enables Root Privilege Escalation Using the ABOR Abort File Command, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 12:08
Updated: 04/16/2026 21:04
Changes: 06/18/2014 12:08 (40), 05/22/2019 22:05 (26), 04/16/2026 21:04 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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