HIGH
Off-by-one buffer overflow in _xlate_ascii_write() in ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2p allows local users to gain privileges via a 1024 byte RETR command
Published Mar 18, 2004
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.74%
Description
Off-by-one buffer overflow in _xlate_ascii_write() in ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2p allows local users to gain privileges via a 1024 byte RETR command.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.74% 0.05736
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05736
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.74% (0.05736) | 92.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.74% (0.05736) | 92.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107824679817240&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9782 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15387 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107824679817240&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9782 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15387 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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-2004-0346
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a