CVE-2005-2850 json
SlimFTPd 3.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain (1) USER and (2) PASS commands, possibly due to a bu…
published 2005-09-08 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2851
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.2%
- EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
SlimFTPd 3.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain (1) USER and (2) PASS commands, possibly due to a buffer overflow or off-by-one error.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-26219)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-26219 WhitSoft Development SlimFTPd 3.17 - Remote Denial of Service dos, 2005-09-02
- critical.lt http://www.critical.lt/?vulnerabilities/8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- critical.lt http://www.critical.lt/research/slimftpd_dos2.c referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1014831 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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critical.lt
/?vulnerabilities/8
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
critical.lt
/research/slimftpd_dos2.c
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1014831
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-2850
- NVD CVE-2005-2850
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