CVE-2004-1428 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ArGoSoft FTP before 1.4.2.1 generates an error message if the user name does not exist instead of prompting for a password, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames.

Published: 2005-02-12

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02837.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110451582011666&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/13063
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012744
http://www.argosoft.com/ftpserver/changelist.aspx
http://www.lovebug.org/argosoft_advisory.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/11335
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12139
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18721

History

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Subscriptions

Argosoft Ftp Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-12T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:53:23.893Z

Reserved: 2005-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1428

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:07:41.037

Link: CVE-2004-1428

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-203
Observable Discrepancy

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