CVE-2004-0277 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in Dream FTP 1.02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the username.

Published: 2004-03-18

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 8.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bolintech:dream_ftp_server:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0277	Format string vulnerability in Dream FTP 1.02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the username.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08066.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/016871.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107656166402882&w=2
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1722
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9600
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15070

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.07234}`	epss `{'score': 0.08066}`

Subscriptions

Bolintech Dream Ftp Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-03-18T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.796Z

Reserved: 2004-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0277

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-11-23T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0277

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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