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TI-2004-01478 Aliases CVE-2004-1602GHSA-9qc2-2rhf-vf42

ProFTPD 1.2.x, including 1.2.8 and 1.2.10, responds in a different amount of time when a…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-203Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.30679 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0 – 1.2.10VulnerableProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 – 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1602
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qc2-2rhf-vf42

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2015-02923 Access control flaw in ProFTPD mod_copy allows arbitrary file access KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03974 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the pr_netio_telnet_gets function in netio.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-05061 ProFTPD 1.3.3c Backdoor Command Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2019-09597 An arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod_copy in ProFTPD up to 1.3.5b allows for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-30493 SQL injection in ProFTPD CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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