CVE-2004-1883

Exp

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.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1883 is rated High Exploit Risk (74/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.21%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1883

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
165 exploit_db edb 2004-03-23 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1883

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 2026-04-04 1.53% 2.21% +0.69%
2 2026-02-08 2.54% 1.53% -1.01%
3 2025-09-13 2.54%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1883

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-2004-1883

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1883

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
progress ws_ftp_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1883

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