CVE-1999-1539 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the FTP server component of QPC Software's QVT/Term Plus versions 4.2d and 4.3, and QVT/Net 4.3. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary commands by supplying an excessively long username or password. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, a Denial of Service exploit is available on ExploitDB, though the vulnerability receives minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qpc_software:qvt_net:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qpc_software:qvt_term_plus:4.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qpc_software:qvt_term_plus:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.