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CVE-1999-1326

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1997-07-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

wu-ftpd 2.4 FTP server does not properly drop privileges when an ABOR (abort file transfer) command is executed during a file transfer, which causes a signal to be handled incorrectly and allows local and possibly remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Affected products

• Washington University Wu-Ftpd: 2.4

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420401&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420408&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7169
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420401&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420408&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7169

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