CVE-2005-2767
Buffer overflow in LeapFTP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Host string in a Site Queue (.lsq) file.
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 6.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in LeapFTP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Host string in a Site Queue (.lsq) file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- LeapFTP Client 2.7.3/2.7.4 - '.LSQ' File Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26194dos, windowspublished 24 Aug 2005Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.9% · top 5.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- leapftp-site-queue-bo(21974) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 14655 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.leapware.com/security/2005082301.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20050824 LeapFTP .lsq Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1014785 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://secway.org/advisory/AD20050824.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 16552 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-2768 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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