CVE-2005-3524
Buffer overflow in the SSL-ready version of linux-ftpd (linux-ftpd-ssl) 0.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 21.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
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
- linux-ftpd-ssl 0.17 - 'MKD'/'CWD' Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1295remote, linuxpublished 5 Nov 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 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.5% · top 2.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- Linux-ftpd-ssl-vsprintf-bo(23016) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 17529 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20051105 linux-ftpd-ssl 0.17 warez (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20530 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 17465 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17586 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2330 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 15343 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-896 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_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-2005-3523 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-3524)Record last updated .