CVE-2004-0255
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by...
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a long directory consisting of . (dot) and / (slash) characters, which causes the server to crash when the administrator views the log file, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a long directory consisting of . (dot) and / (slash) characters, which causes the server to crash when the administrator views the log file, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2004-0255- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a long directory consisting of . (dot) and / (slash) characters, which causes the server to crash when the administrator views the log file, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2004-0255- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0255 No score
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a long directory consisting of . (dot) and / (slash) characters, which causes the server to crash when the administrator views the log file, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0255- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fgq5-97jj-jmcq No score
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by...
Xlight 1.52, with log to screen enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a long directory consisting of . (dot) and / (slash) characters, which causes the server to crash when the administrator views the log file, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-fgq5-97jj-jmcq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Xlight FTP Server 1.x - Long Directory Request Remote Denial of Service | 2004-02-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0255 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Xlight Ftp Server Ftp Server, published March 18, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.38%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.