CVE-2004-0330
Buffer overflow in Serv-U ftp before 5.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long time zone argument to…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 85.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 7Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in Serv-U ftp before 5.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long time zone argument to the MDTM command.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 6 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits7
Metasploit modules1 module
- Serv-U FTPD MDTM Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/ftp/servu_mdtmRank gooddisclosed 26 Feb 2004
Exploit-DB6 entries
- RhinoSoft Serv-U FTPd Server - MDTM Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16715remote, windowspublished 20 Sept 2010Verified
- RhinoSoft Serv-U FTPd Server 3.x/4.x/5.x - 'MDTM' Remote Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 158remote, windowspublished 27 Feb 2004Verified
- RhinoSoft Serv-U FTPd Server 3/4/5 - 'MDTM' Time Argument Buffer Overflow (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23760dos, windowspublished 26 Feb 2004Verified
- RhinoSoft Serv-U FTPd Server 3/4/5 - 'MDTM' Time Argument Buffer Overflow (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23761dos, windowspublished 26 Feb 2004Verified
- RhinoSoft Serv-U FTPd Server 3/4/5 - 'MDTM' Time Argument Buffer Overflow (3) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23762dos, windowspublished 26 Feb 2004Verified
- RhinoSoft Serv-U FTPd Server 3/4/5 - MDTM Command Time Argument Buffer Overflow (4) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23763remote, windowspublished 26 Feb 2004Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
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Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 85.5% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- servu-mdtm-bo(15323) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.cnhonker.com/advisory/serv-u.mdtm.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20040226 [vulnwatch] Serv-U MDTM Command Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 9751 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-0330 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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