CVE-2005-3524

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 21.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-11-07 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Linux-Ftpd-Ssl: 0.17

References

http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Nov/0140.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17465
http://secunia.com/advisories/17529
http://secunia.com/advisories/17586
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-896
http://www.osvdb.org/20530
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15343
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2330
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23016
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Nov/0140.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17465
http://secunia.com/advisories/17529

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