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CVE-2012-5905 json

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.

published 2012-11-17 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5779

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18671)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18671 KnFTPd 1.0.0 - 'FEAT' Denial of Service (PoC) dos, 2012-03-28
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52805 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111296/KnFTPd-1.0.0-Denial-Of-Service.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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