CVE-2004-0148

wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and earlier, with the restricted-gid option enabled, allows local users to bypass access restrictions by changing the permissions to prevent access to their home directory, which causes wu-ftpd to use the root directory instead.

Published: 2004-04-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0148 is rated Moderate Risk (41.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0148

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.44% +0.40%
2 2023-03-07 1.55% 0.04% -1.50%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0148

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0148

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0148

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0148
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0148/
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0148 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wu-ftpd), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0148

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0148

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sgi propack 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi propack 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta2 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta2:*:academ:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18:*:academ:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr8 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_beta18_vr15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_vr16 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.4.2_vr17 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.4.2_vr17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0148

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108999466902690&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11055
http://secunia.com/advisories/20168
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102356-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-457 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/1867
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-096.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9832 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15423
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1147
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1636
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1637
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A648
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