CVE-2004-1135
Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.03 2004.10.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via long…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 49.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.03 2004.10.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via long (1) SITE, (2) XMKD, (3) MKD, and (4) RNFR commands.
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 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- WS-FTP Server 5.03 MKD Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/ftp/wsftp_server_503_mkdRank greatdisclosed 29 Nov 2004
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 5.03 - MKD Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16719remote, windowspublished 5 Oct 2010Verified
- Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 5.03 - MKD Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 664dos, windowspublished 29 Nov 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
Timeline
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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 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 49.6% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- wsftp-ftp-commands-bo(18296) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20041129 Multiple buffer overlows in WS_FTP Server Version 5.03, 2004.10.14. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20041129 Multiple buffer overlows in WS_FTP Server Version 5.03, 2004.10.14. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/6D00L2KBPG.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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-2004-1133 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-1135)Record last updated .