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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2004-0656 json

The accept_client function in PureFTPd 1.0.18 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by exceeding the maximum num…

published 2004-07-13 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0655

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The accept_client function in PureFTPd 1.0.18 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by exceeding the maximum number of connections.

Patch / fix

  • pure-ftpd Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.19-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0656

Exploit prediction

2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Pure-FTPd ≤ 1.0.18 - DoS via Connection Limit Exhaustion nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.