CVE-2005-2961

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-10-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the get_string_ahref function for ProZilla 1.3.7.4 and possibly earlier, with the -ftpsearch option enabled, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a search response with a crafted string in the HREF field of an <A> tag.

Affected products

Prozilla Download Accelerator: 1.3.7.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/17021/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17035
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-834
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14993
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22491
http://secunia.com/advisories/17021/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17035
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-834
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14993
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22491

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