LOW
Buffer overflow in smallftpd 0.99 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an FTP request with a large number of "/" (slash) characters
Published Mar 18, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.03%
Description
Buffer overflow in smallftpd 0.99 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an FTP request with a large number of "/" (slash) characters.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.03% 0.01032
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01032
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01032) | 62.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01032) | 59.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 43.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107714207708375&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9684 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15262 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107714207708375&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9684 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15262 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 17, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0299
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a