CVE-2005-0520

ArGoSoft FTP Server before 1.4.2.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via shortcut (.LNK) files in the SITE COPY command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0519.

Published: 2005-02-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0520 is rated High Risk (73.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.75%). EPSS rose +2.28% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0520

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.47% 3.75% +2.28%
2 2025-11-30 1.23% 1.47% +0.25%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.23% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0520

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0520

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0520

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0520

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