CVE-2004-2259

Published: Dec 31, 2004Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Beasts: Vsftpd

Beasts

1 product

Vsftpd

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Beasts Vsftpd	Version 1.2.0
Beasts Vsftpd	Version 1.2.1

References (18)

ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-1.2.2/Changelog (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119136

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-164.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/11680

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/11736

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/6306

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10394

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16222

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11049

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-1.2.2/Changelog (unsafe URL)