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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2005-3031 json

Buffer overflow in vxFtpSrv 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long USER name.

published 2005-09-22 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3031

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in vxFtpSrv 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long USER name.

Exploit prediction

3.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1014911 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • airscanner.com http://www.airscanner.com/security/05081102_vxftpsrv.htm 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

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