Skip to content
Noroxi
CVE-2004-1992· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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, wh

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.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Apr 20, 2004
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
11.2% · 96th percentile
Follow this CVE

Sign in to follow · You’ll be notified if a followed record enters KEV, gets an exploit or is updated.

Report tools

JSON

Action score

23

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 11.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
solarwindsserv-u file server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • solarwinds serv-u file serverup to 5.0.0.4 inclusive
  • solarwinds serv-u file server3.0.0.16
  • solarwinds serv-u file server3.0.0.17
  • solarwinds serv-u file server3.1.0.0
  • solarwinds serv-u file server3.1.0.1
  • solarwinds serv-u file server3.1.0.3
  • solarwinds serv-u file server4.0.0.4
  • solarwinds serv-u file server4.1.0.0
  • solarwinds serv-u file server4.1.0.3
  • solarwinds serv-u file server5.0.0.0

Same product

solarwinds: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2004-0330Buffer overflow in Serv-U ftp before 5.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long time zone argument to th
    66This week
  • CVE-2009-4006Stack-based buffer overflow in the TEA decoding algorithm in RhinoSoft Serv-U FTP server 7.0.0.1, 9.0.0.5, and other versions before 9.1.0.0
    65This week
  • CVE-2004-2111Stack-based buffer overflow in the site chmod command in Serv-U FTP Server before 4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via
    60This week
  • CVE-2004-2532Serv-U FTP server before 5.1.0.0 has a default account and password for local administration, which allows local users to execute arbitrary
    45Plan
  • CVE-2008-4501Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to o
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2011-4800Directory traversal vulnerability in Serv-U FTP Server before 11.1.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to read and write arbitrary files,
    38Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.

Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos2004-04-20

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoCsame day
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+8199 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

—

Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

—

Noroxi analysis

No Noroxi analysis for this record yet

We don't hand-write analysis for all 385,000+ vulnerabilities; that wouldn't be honest. For notable, high-impact vulnerabilities our team writes the mechanism, detection and remediation steps.

We use this product, ask for help

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

All records