Vulnerability Details : CVE-2004-2259
vsftpd before 1.2.2, when under heavy load, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SIGCHLD signal during a malloc or free call, which is not re-entrant.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2004-2259
- cpe:2.3:a:beasts:vsftpd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:beasts:vsftpd:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2259
18.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 96 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2004-2259
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2004-2259
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10394
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-164.html
RHBA-2004:164 - Bug Fix Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalPatch
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11049
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ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-1.2.2/Changelog
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16222
vsftpd connection denial of service CVE-2004-2259 Vulnerability Report
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http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119136
119136 – CAN-2004-2259 vsftpd is very secure but not very stable
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