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CVE-2005-0850

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

• FileZilla Server: before 0.9.6 — fixed in 0.9.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FileZilla Server 0.9.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=21558&release_id=314473
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12865
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=21558&release_id=314473
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12865

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