CVE-1999-1568 Integer overflow in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1568 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-1568 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1568/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1568/index.md)
A remote attacker can crash the NcFTPd server by sending a long PORT command due to an off-by-one error.
- 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-1999-1568?
CVE-1999-1568 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Off-by-one error in NcFTPd FTP server before 2.4.1 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long PORT command.
Weakness: CWE-193
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1568?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ncftp Ncftpd Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1568?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcmq-73gm-f83r.