CVE-1999-1156 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash BisonWare FTP Server by sending a malformed PORT command with non-numeric characters and carriage returns.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1156?
CVE-1999-1156 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BisonWare FTP Server 4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed PORT command that contains a non-numeric character and a large number of carriage returns.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bisonware Bisonware Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1156?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phmx-3wr6-q2h6.