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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2004-1992 json

Buffer overflow in Serv-U FTP server before 5.0.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long -l parameter, w…

published 2004-04-20 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1984

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.2%
EPSS 11.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Serv-U FTP server before 5.0.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long -l parameter, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24029)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24029 RhinoSoft Serv-U FTP Server 3.x/4.x/5.0 - 'LIST' Buffer Overflow dos, 2004-04-20
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/11430 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10181 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securiteam.com http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5ZP0G2KCKA.html 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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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