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CVE-1999-1290

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 1.58%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.1. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-1999-1290
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.1
EPSS
1.58%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in nftp FTP client version 1.40 allows remote malicious FTP servers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long response string.