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CVE-2005-0520

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0520 describes a critical arbitrary file read vulnerability in ArGoSoft FTP Server versions prior to 1.4.2.8. Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw by using shortcut (.LNK) files within the SITE COPY command to access sensitive files on the server. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0375 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/14372
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/19442
argosoft.com / ftpserver/changelist.aspx
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 14061
securityfocus.com / bid/12632