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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2005-1873 json

Multiple buffer overflows in Crob FTP 3.6.1, and possibly earlier versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an FTP…

published 2005-06-07 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1875

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.0%
EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Crob FTP 3.6.1, and possibly earlier versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an FTP command with a large string followed by the RMD command with a long string or (2) a globbing ("*") character followed by a long string.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1028)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1028 Crob FTP Server 3.6.1 - Remote Stack Overflow remote, 2005-06-03
  • lists.grok.org.uk http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034426.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.