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CVE-2004-1883

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 4.0.2 (1) allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by causing a large error string to be generated by the ALLO handler, or (2) may allow remote FTP administrators to execute arbitrary code by causing a long hostname or username to be inserted into a reply to a STAT command while a file is being transferred.

Affected products

• Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server: 4.0.2

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108006553222397&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11206
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/358361
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9953
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15561
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108006553222397&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11206
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/358361
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9953
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15561

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