CVE-2005-0851 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting FileZilla FTP server versions prior to 0.9.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop by exploiting the MODE Z (zlib compression) feature during file uploads or directory listings. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. While there is a Nuclei template available for detection, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.