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CVE-2004-1602

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 30.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-10-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-203

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

• ProFTPD: from 1.2.0 through 1.2.10

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109786760926133&w=2
• http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-10-02
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1011687
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11430
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17724
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109786760926133&w=2
• http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-10-02
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1011687
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11430
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17724

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