CVE-2005-0779 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PlatinumFTP 1.0.18, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via multiple connection attempts with a \ (backslash) in the username.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.13% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| platinumftp | platinumftpserver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PlatinumFTPServer 1.0.18 - Multiple Malformed User Name Connection Denial of Service Vulnerabilities | 2005-03-05 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111066232415249&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455609/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12790
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19674
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111066232415249&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455609/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12790
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19674
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