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TI-1999-00216 Aliases CVE-1999-0219GHSA-5495-52g6-8q95

Buffer overflow in FTP Serv-U 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of…

Priority MEDIUM 46Published · 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 · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in FTP Serv-U 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long (1) CWD or (2) LS (list) command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09083 95th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableCat Soft
  • cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Cat Soft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0219
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5495-52g6-8q95

References

  • TI-2000-01023 Serv-U FTP Server allows remote attackers to bypass its anti-hammering feature by first… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2000-00176 The default configuration of Serv-U 2.5d and earlier allows remote attackers to determine… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources