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CVE-2005-3524
Buffer overflow in the SSL-ready version of linux-ftpd (linux-ftpd-ssl) 0.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating…
High10.0EPSS 21.5%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.5% · top 2.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- Linux-ftpd-ssl-vsprintf-bo(23016) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 17529 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20051105 linux-ftpd-ssl 0.17 warez (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20530 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 17465 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17586 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2330 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 15343 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-896 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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