CVE-2004-1992

Exp

Buffer overflow in Serv-U FTP server before 5.0.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long -l parameter, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Published: 2004-04-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1992 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.38%, 93th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1992

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24029 exploit_db edb 2004-04-20 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1992

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 2026-01-02 28.99% 11.38% -17.62%
2 2025-08-07 33.12% 28.99% -4.13%
3 2025-03-30 — 33.12% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1992

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1992

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1992

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solarwinds serv-u_file_server <= 5.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.0.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.0.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 4.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:4.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 4.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 4.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:4.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 5.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:5.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1992

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