Vulnerability in Beasts Vsftpd

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.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2259?
CVE-2004-2259 is a vulnerability in Beasts Vsftpd. Published 2004-12-31.
Is CVE-2004-2259 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.