CVE-2004-1428

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-203

Description

ArGoSoft FTP before 1.4.2.1 generates an error message if the user name does not exist instead of prompting for a password, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames.

Affected products

Argosoft Ftp Server: before 1.4.2.1 — fixed in 1.4.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Argosoft Ftp Server 1.4.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110451582011666&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/13063
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012744
http://www.argosoft.com/ftpserver/changelist.aspx
http://www.lovebug.org/argosoft_advisory.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/11335
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12139
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18721
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110451582011666&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/13063
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012744
http://www.argosoft.com/ftpserver/changelist.aspx

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