CVE-1999-1519 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Gene6 G6 FTP Server version 2.0, where a remote attacker can exhaust server resources by providing an excessively long username or password. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no authentication, leading to a partial impact on availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, a proof-of-concept exploit for a buffer overflow leading to denial of service is available on ExploitDB. The CVE has minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gene6:g6_ftp_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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