CVE-1999-1510

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

Description

Buffer overflows in Bisonware FTP server prior to 4.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via long (1) USER, (2) LIST, or (3) CWD commands.

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

67.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-1999-1510?

No published fix for CVE-1999-1510 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-1999-1510 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-1999-1510 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 67.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-1999-1510?

CVE-1999-1510 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.