CVE-2004-0042 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in vsftpd version 1.1.3, allowing remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames. This is due to the FTP server returning distinct error messages for valid versus invalid usernames. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it is a low-severity issue, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, but only impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available, though it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:beasts:vsftpd:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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