CVE-1999-0035 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Race condition in signal handling routine in ftpd, allowing read/write arbitrary files.

Published: 1999-09-29

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:inet:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0035	Race condition in signal handling routine in ftpd, allowing read/write arbitrary files.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00309.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0035

History

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-364
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

Subscriptions

Gnu Inet

Sgi Irix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 1999-09-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-10-20T17:45:44.427Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0035

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:56.758Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1997-05-29T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0035

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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