CVE-2004-0346

Q: How do I fix CVE-2004-0346?

Upgrade proftpd to 1.2.9 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2004-0346 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2004-0346 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2004-0346?

CVE-2004-0346 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2004-0346 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for proftpd (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Off-by-one buffer overflow in _xlate_ascii_write() in ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2p allows local users to gain privileges via a 1024 byte RETR command.

CWE-193

How to fix

Remediation Available

proftpdNVD

Affected:>= 1.2.7, < 1.2.9Fixed in:1.2.9CVE-2004-0346derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

5.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

securityfocus.com

Third-Party Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Mailing List1

marc.info

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-193 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-3156	High	7.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2003-0466	Critical	9.8	78%	-	-
CVE-2023-44444	High	7.8	56%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-23017	High	7.7	53%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-28709	High	7.5	50%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-8828	Critical	9.8	31%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2004-0346?

Upgrade proftpd to 1.2.9 or later.

Is CVE-2004-0346 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2004-0346 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2004-0346?

CVE-2004-0346 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2004-0346 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for proftpd (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.