CVE-1999-1519 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Gene6 G6 FTP Server by sending excessively long usernames or passwords.
- 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-1999-1519?
CVE-1999-1519 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a long (1) user name or (2) password.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1519?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gene6 G6 Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1519?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1519 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-1999-1519 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1519 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjcx-6qx2-97j8.