PASV core dump in wu-ftpd daemon when attacker uses a QUOTE PASV command after specifying a username and password.
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
PASV core dump in wu-ftpd daemon when attacker uses a QUOTE PASV command after specifying a username and password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01568 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Washington University |
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Washington University
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0075
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mh8f-866p-w345
References
Other 1
More Washington University Wu-ftpd vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00535 wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-1999-00363 Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00572 FTP servers such as OpenBSD ftpd, NetBSD ftpd, ProFTPd and Opieftpd do not properly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-00160 Buffer overflow in the skey_challenge function in ftpd.c for wu-ftp daemon (wu-ftpd)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00185 Format string vulnerability in wu-ftp 2.6.1 and earlier, when running with debug mode… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00079 Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-0075 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0075 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mh8f-866p-w345 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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