Fastream NETFile Server 7.1.2 does not properly handle keep-alive connection timeouts and does not close the connection after a HEAD request, which allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (connection consumption) by sending a large number HTTP HEAD requests.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2534 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.36%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.15% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1220 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-09-16 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-12-01 | 6.21% | 7.36% | +1.15% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 4.79% | 6.21% | +1.42% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 4.79% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| fastream | netfile_server | 6.5.1.980 | cpe:2.3:a:fastream:netfile_server:6.5.1.980:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fastream | netfile_server | 6.5.1.981 | cpe:2.3:a:fastream:netfile_server:6.5.1.981:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fastream | netfile_server | 6.7.2.1085 | cpe:2.3:a:fastream:netfile_server:6.7.2.1085:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fastream | netfile_server | 6.7.3 | cpe:2.3:a:fastream:netfile_server:6.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fastream | netfile_server | 6.7.5 | cpe:2.3:a:fastream:netfile_server:6.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fastream | netfile_server | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:fastream:netfile_server:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fastream | netfile_server | 7.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:fastream:netfile_server:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fastream | netfile_server | 7.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:fastream:netfile_server:7.1.2:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* |