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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Beasts Vsftpd — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11049 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/11680 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-164.html (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10394 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/6306 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/11736 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16222 (vdb-entry)
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.