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CVE-2005-0372

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0372 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in gftp versions prior to 2.0.18 for GTK+. This flaw allows a malicious FTP server to read arbitrary files on a client system by embedding ".." sequences in filenames returned during a LIST command. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network-based attack vector and low complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure (confidentiality impact). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0365 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: gftp-1:2.0.14-4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: gftp-1:2.0.17-5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-0372Moderate

security flaw

Feb 14, 2005

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A717
Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9923
Broken Link
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-686
PatchVendor Advisory
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-27.xml
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-410.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / advisories/8379
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / advisories/8380
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/12539
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry