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CVE-2012-5905

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-11-17 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a FEAT command.

Affected products

• Elif Keir Knftpd: 1.0.0

References

• http://osvdb.org/80666
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111296/KnFTPd-1.0.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18671
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52805
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74441
• http://osvdb.org/80666
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111296/KnFTPd-1.0.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18671
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52805
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74441

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