CVE-2005-3524 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2005-11-07

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 25.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:linux-ftpd-ssl:linux-ftpd-ssl:0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-896-1	New ftpd-ssl packages fix arbitrary code execution

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.25484.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Nov/0140.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17465
http://secunia.com/advisories/17529
http://secunia.com/advisories/17586
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-896
http://www.osvdb.org/20530
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15343
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2330
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23016

History

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Subscriptions

Linux-ftpd-ssl Linux-ftpd-ssl

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-07T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:17:22.851Z

Reserved: 2005-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3524

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-07T02:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-3524

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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