PT-2004-1257 · Vsftpd · Vsftpd

Published 2004-01-14 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2004-0042

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vsftpd version 1.1.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames by generating different error messages depending on whether a valid username exists.

Recommendations For vsftpd version 1.1.3, consider updating to a newer version that does not disclose username existence through error messages. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0042

Affected Products

Vsftpd

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0042 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1008628 · Note