CVE-2004-1602 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 30.7% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
ProFTPD 1.2.x, including 1.2.8 and 1.2.10, responds in a different amount of time when a given username exists, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames by timing the server response.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 30.68% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-203 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-10-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| proftpd | proftpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ProFTPd 1.2.10 - Remote Users Enumeration | 2004-10-17 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109786760926133&w=2
- http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-10-02
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011687
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11430
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17724
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109786760926133&w=2
- http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-10-02
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011687
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11430
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17724
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