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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-1602

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 30.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
30.68% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-203
Affected
proftpd/proftpd
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.