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CVE-2004-0346

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-11-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-193

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

• ProFTPD: from 1.2.7 before 1.2.9; 1.2.9, 1.2.9-rc1, 1.2.9-rc2 — fixed in 1.2.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ProFTPD 1.2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107824679817240&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9782
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15387
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107824679817240&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9782
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15387

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