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CVE-2005-0696

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0696 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in ArGoSoft FTP Server versions 1.4.2.8 and 1.4.3.5. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the affected server by sending an excessively long DELE command. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity, with a low attack complexity and requiring no authentication (though the description states "remote authenticated users"). Successful exploitation could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.2.29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0474 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 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

lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-February/042523.html
secunia.com / advisories/14526
PatchVendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/494
securitytracker.com / id
securinfos.info / english/security-advisories-alerts/20060225_ArGoSoft.FTP.Server_Heap.Overflow.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/392653
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/426081/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/12755
PatchVendor Advisory