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CVE-2012-5905
Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a FEAT command.
Medium4.0EPSS 2.9%
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Description
Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a FEAT command.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 52805 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 80666 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111296/KnFTPd-1.0.0-Denial-Of-Service.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- knftpd-feat-dos(74441) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 18671 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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