CVE-2004-0255 json
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a long directory consisting of…
published 2004-03-18 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0255
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.4%
- EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a long directory consisting of . (dot) and / (slash) characters, which causes the server to crash when the administrator views the log file, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-23654)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-23654 Xlight FTP Server 1.x - Long Directory Request Remote Denial of Service dos, 2004-02-05
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9585 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
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
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/9585
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/15064
vdb-entry
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=107605633904122&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-0255
- NVD CVE-2004-0255
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