CVE-2005-0779 describes a denial of service vulnerability in PlatinumFTP 1.0.18 and potentially earlier versions, affecting the PlatinumFTPServer product. Remote attackers can crash the server by making multiple connection attempts with a backslash in the username. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platinumftp:platinumftpserver:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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