CVE-2005-4816 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mod_radius module of ProFTPD versions prior to 1.3.0rc2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by crashing the server, and potentially execute arbitrary code, by submitting an excessively long password. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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