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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0255 · published 23 November 2004

CVE-2004-0255: Xlight ftp server vulnerability

XXlight Ftp Server · Xlight Ftp Server

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.4% · top 5.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107605633904122&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9585 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15064
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107605633904122&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9585 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15064

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

6.8CVE-2008-0604Xlight ftp server vulnerabilityThe LDAP authentication feature in XLight FTP Server before 2.83, when used with some unspecified LDAP servers, does not check for blank passwords, w…EPSS 1.3%5.0CVE-2004-0287Xlight ftp server vulnerabilityXlight FTP server 1.52 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a RETR command with a long argument containing a la…EPSS 7.3%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0255), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.