Chris Matthee nftp 1.40 Response Long String memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Chris Matthee nftp 1.40. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Response Handler. Executing a manipulation as part of Long String can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1290. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Chris Matthee nftp 1.40. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Response Handler. The manipulation as part of a Long String leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in nftp FTP client version 1.40 allows remote malicious FTP servers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long response string.

The weakness was shared 12/31/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1290. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (1397). 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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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/31/1999 🔍
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06/23/2014 +5288 days 🔍
04/20/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-1999-1290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15154
X-Force: 1397 - nftp buffer overflow could allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 10:19
Updated: 04/20/2026 05:45
Changes: 06/23/2014 10:19 (41), 05/22/2018 09:22 (11), 04/20/2026 05:45 (18)
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