CVE-2004-0656 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PureFTPd versions 1.0.18 and earlier, where remote attackers can exhaust the maximum connection limit. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to cause a partial denial of service without requiring authentication. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, a Nuclei template exists for detecting this issue. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.96CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pureftpd:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pureftpd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pureftpd:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pureftpd:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pureftpd:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.