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CVE-2005-2390

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2390 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities in ProFTPD versions prior to 1.3.0rc2. These flaws, found in the ftpshut shutdown message and the mod_sql SQLShowInfo directive, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially extract sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring low attack complexity and no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2.0_pre9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0_pre10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_pre10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0_rc2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0_rc3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0920 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 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, 0.0 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/16181
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-795
proftpd.org / docs/RELEASE_NOTES-1.3.0rc2
securityfocus.com / bid/14380
securityfocus.com / bid/14381