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CVE-2005-3524 EXPLOIT

10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 21.5% (pctl 98)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Buffer overflow in the SSL-ready version of linux-ftpd (linux-ftpd-ssl) 0.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating a long directory name, then executing the XPWD command.

Scoring

CVSS10.0 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS21.48% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2005-11-07
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
linux-ftpd-ssllinux-ftpd-ssl

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dblinux-ftpd-ssl 0.17 - 'MKD'/'CWD' Remote Code Execution2005-11-05

References

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