MEDIUM
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 Feb 20, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 30.68%
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.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
30.68% 0.30679
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.30679
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 30.68% (0.30679) | 98.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.68% (0.30679) | 98.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01610) | 81.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 3.64% (0.03636) | 87.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 9.08% (0.09080) | 92.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 3.64% (0.03636) | 86.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 14.38% (0.14377) | 93.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.99% (0.09986) | 92.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 86.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 85.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.57% (0.02574) | 88.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109786760926133&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
- http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-10-02 x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011687 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11430 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17724 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109786760926133&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory | |
| http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-10-02 | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1011687 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11430 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17724 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 20, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 20, 2005
Link CVE-2004-1602
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a