CVE-2004-2259

Description

vsftpd before 1.2.2, when under heavy load, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SIGCHLD signal during a malloc or free call, which is not re-entrant.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.91% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11049	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/11680	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119136
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-164.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10394	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/6306	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/11736	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16222	vdb entry
ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-1.2.2/Changelog

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2259?: CVE-2004-2259 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2259?: To fix CVE-2004-2259, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2259 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2259 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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