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vsftpd: vulnerability history, versions and safety

vsftpd is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 11 vulnerabilities for it across 7 releases, from Nov -0001 to Jan 2015. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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11 vulnerabilities recorded U11
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1 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on vsftpd i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: one of the 11 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package has no fix yet. Plan around that one, or apply its workaround. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 11 vulnerabilities on record across 2015 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 1 vulnerability with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 11 over 2015 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 28 Jan 2015 i
  • Highest CVSS 7.5 i
  • With no published fix 1 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for vsftpd, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

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Version Vulert vulnerabilities Fix published Details
3.0.5-0.4 U1 No Details →
3.0.5-0.3 U1 No Details →
3.0.5-0.2 U1 No Details →
3.0.5-0.1 U1 No Details →
3.0.3-13.1 U1 No Details →
3.0.3-13 U1 No Details →
3.0.3-12 U1 No Details →

Newest 7 of 7 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 0 1
  • 2004 4
  • 2011 4
  • 2015 2

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 11 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for vsftpd

The 5 most severe of 11 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Denial of Service Vulnerability in vsftpd Due to Network Namespace Handling 7.5 high 2.3.4-1 10 Oct 2011
Denial of Service in vsftpd N/A unrated 2.0.1-1 31 Dec 2004
CVE-2015-1419: vsftpd Remote Access Bypass N/A unrated 3.0.2-18 28 Jan 2015
Username Enumeration Vulnerability in vsftpd: CVE-2004-0042 N/A unrated 2.0.1-1 03 Feb 2004
Denial of Service Vulnerability in vsftpd - CVE-2011-0762 N/A unrated 2.3.4-1 02 Mar 2011

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About vsftpd

Is vsftpd safe to use?

Vulert records 11 vulnerabilities for vsftpd in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 11 not yet rated. 1 of them has no published fix yet, so that is the one to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does vsftpd have?

11 vulnerabilities are recorded for vsftpd in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 11 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new vsftpd vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for vsftpd in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 30 Nov -0001. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of vsftpd are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor vsftpd for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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