CVE-2004-1602 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2005-02-20

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00776.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Proftpd Proftpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-20T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:00:36.524Z

Reserved: 2005-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1602

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-10-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-1602

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-203

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