CVE-2005-3683 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 71.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd before 1.0.9 with Logging enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long USER command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 71.51% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-11-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freeftpd | freeftpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | freeFTPd 1.0 - 'Username' Remote Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-07-03 |
| exploit-db | freeFTPd 1.0.8 - 'USER' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2005-11-17 |
References
- http://freeftpd.com/?ctt=changelog
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113213763821294&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113216611924774&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17583
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015230
- http://www.osvdb.org/20909
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15457
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2458
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23118
- http://freeftpd.com/?ctt=changelog
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113213763821294&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113216611924774&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17583
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015230
- http://www.osvdb.org/20909
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15457
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2458
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23118
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