Arcane Software Vermillion FTP Daemon 1.23 cwd Command memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Arcane Software Vermillion FTP Daemon 1.23. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component cwd Command Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-1058. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Arcane Software Vermillion FTP Daemon 1.23. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component cwd Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Vermillion FTP Daemon VFTPD 1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via several long CWD commands.

The weakness was presented 11/22/1999 by Ussr Labs as not defined posting (NTBugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1058. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10293 (Vermillion FTPD Long CWD Commands 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27012 (ArcaneSoft Vermillion FTP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.30 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1919.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3543), Tenable (10293), SecurityFocus (BID 818†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-449†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10293
Nessus Name: Vermillion FTPD Long CWD Commands DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Vermillion FTP Daemon 1.30

Snort ID: 1919
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FTP CWD overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101919
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Ussr Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1058 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1058
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14993
X-Force: 3543 - Vermillion FTP CWD overflow DoS
SecurityFocus: 818 - Vermillion FTPd CWD DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 449 - Buffer Overflow in Vermillion FTPd Enables Command Execution via Long CWD Commands, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 15:03
Updated: 10/20/2025 10:38
Changes: 06/22/2014 15:03 (75), 05/06/2019 20:32 (1), 10/20/2025 10:38 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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