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CVE-1999-1539
Buffer overflow in FTP server in QPC Software's QVT/Term Plus versions 4.2d and 4.3 and QVT/Net 4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a…
High7.5EPSS 12.1%
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Description
Buffer overflow in FTP server in QPC Software's QVT/Term Plus versions 4.2d and 4.3 and QVT/Net 4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long (1) user name or (2) password.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.1% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 19991110 Remote DoS Attack in QVT/Term 'Plus' 4.2d FTP Server Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 19991110 Remote DoS Attack in QVT/Term 'Plus' 4.2d FTP Server Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- 796 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- qvtterm-login-dos(3491) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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