Sun Solaris up to 2.6 ftpd denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6. This affects an unknown part of the component ftpd. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0054. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component ftpd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 06/10/1998 with Sun Microsystems as 00171 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0054. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling tcp/21 (ftp). The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1127), SecurityFocus (BID 709†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-568†). See VDB-14147 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: 00171⛔
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0054 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14148
X-Force: 1127
SecurityFocus: 709 - Solaris in.ftpd Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 568 - DoS in Solaris FTP Daemon, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 15:47
Updated: 04/17/2026 13:21
Changes: 06/19/2014 15:47 (61), 05/07/2019 14:18 (3), 04/17/2026 13:21 (19)
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