CVE-2004-1848

Ws Ftp Server vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

8.1%

EPSS pct

94th

Exploited

No known

Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) and bypass file size restrictions via a REST command with a large size argument, followed by a STOR of a smaller file.

Affected vendor

Ipswitch

Affected product

Ws Ftp Server

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-399

Published

2004-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 8.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-1848

Confirm whether Ipswitch Ws Ftp Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-1848.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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