CVE-2005-0850 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in FileZilla FTP server versions prior to 0.9.6. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the server by requesting a filename that matches an MS-DOS device name (e.g., CON, NUL). This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited with low complexity over the network to achieve partial availability impact. While no active exploitation is reported and it's not in the KEV catalog, a Nuclei template exists for detection, and there is minimal community or media discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:filezilla-project:filezilla_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.