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CVE-1999-1290 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in nftp FTP client version 1.40 allows remot)

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.

CVE IDCVE-1999-1290
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.1
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-12-31
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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