University of Washington wu-ftpd Message File macro memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington wu-ftpd. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Message File Handler. The manipulation of the argument macro results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-0879. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington wu-ftpd (File Transfer Software) (version now known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Message File Handler. The manipulation of the argument macro with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via macro variables in a message file.

The weakness was shared 10/01/1999. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0879. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10318 (WU-FTPD Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, Priv Esc)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27151 (WU-FTPD Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3375), Exploit-DB (19560), Tenable (10318) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-745†). The entries VDB-14491, VDB-14795 and VDB-14924 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10318
Nessus Name: WU-FTPD Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, Priv Esc)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: washington.edu

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14874
X-Force: 3375
Vulnerability Center: 745 - Buffer Overflow in ftpd Allows Root Access, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 01:41
Updated: 10/22/2025 18:29
Changes: 06/22/2014 01:41 (62), 12/18/2024 12:40 (26), 10/22/2025 18:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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