7.5

CVE-2005-4816: proftpd_project proftpd

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2005-4816DSA-1245-1
Published 23-12-2006Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-4816 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in proftpd_project proftpd. EPSS estimates a 12.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.77%
0%100%
Medium · -0.14 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-12-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long password.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.14 pp

From 12.91% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
12.77%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • proftpd< 1.2.10-15sarge4
  • proftpd-dfsg< 1.2.10+1.3.0rc5-1
Proftpd_project1 product
  • proftpd1.2 | 1.2.0_rc1 | 1.2.0_rc2 | 1.2.0_rc3 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.2_rc1 | 1.2.2_rc3 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.5_rc1 | 1.2.6 | 1.2.7 | 1.2.7_rc1 | 1.2.7_rc2 | 1.2.7_rc3 | 1.2.8 | 1.2.8_rc1 | 1.2.8_rc2 | 1.2.9 | 1.2.9_rc1 | 1.2.9_rc2 | 1.2.9_rc3 | 1.2.10 | 1.2_pre1 | 1.2_pre2 | 1.2_pre3 | 1.2_pre4 | 1.2_pre5 | 1.2_pre6 | 1.2_pre7 | 1.2_pre8 | 1.2_pre9 | 1.2_pre10 | 1.2_pre11 | 1.3.0_rc1

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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