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CVE-2005-0850: filezilla-project filezilla_server Improper Input Validation

Modified
Published 24-03-2005Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-0850 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in filezilla-project filezilla_server. EPSS estimates a 2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-03-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

FileZilla FTP server before 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a request for a filename containing an MS-DOS device name such as CON, NUL, COM1, LPT1, and others.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.19% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Filezilla-project1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links