CVE-2004-2037

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Published May 10, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 6.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server 3.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CWD command, as demonstrated in one example by using the "cd" command in an interactive FTP client.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mollensoft_software:lightweight_ftp_server:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.9% (6.923% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108577846011604&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108611230015042&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010328
http://www.osvdb.org/6412
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10409
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10429
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16237
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16303

History

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Subscriptions

Mollensoft Software Lightweight Ftp Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:15 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 10, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:15 AM
Reserved: May 4, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 24, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

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