CVE-2005-3992
Multiple buffer overflows in WinEggDropShell remote access trojan (RAT) 1.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 5.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in WinEggDropShell remote access trojan (RAT) 1.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long GET request to the HTTP server, or a long (2) USER or (3) PASS command to the FTP server.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- WinEggDropShell 1.7 - Multiple Remote Stack Overflows (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1353dos, windowspublished 2 Dec 2005Verified
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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)
- 5.0% · top 7.8% 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
5
- 20051201 WinEggDropShell Multiple Remote Stack Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://secway.org/advisory/AD20051202.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 226 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 15682 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20051202 WinEggDropShell Multiple Remote Stack Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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-2005-3987 (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-2005-3992)Record last updated .