CVE-2012-5905 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in KnFTPd version 1.0.0, allowing remote authenticated users to trigger a denial of service by sending an excessively long string within a FEAT command. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity, as it requires authentication and only leads to a partial impact on availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not listed on the KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elif_keir:knftpd:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.