CVE-2005-0566

Exp

Buffer overflow in Golden FTP Server Pro (goldenftpd) 2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long RNTO command.

Published: 2005-01-22 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0566 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 32.09%, 96th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0566

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
767 exploit_db edb 2005-01-22 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0566

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 2025-03-30 29.75% 32.09% +2.33%
2 2025-03-29 32.09% 29.75% -2.33%
3 2025-03-19 — 32.09% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0566

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0566

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0566

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kmint21_software golden_ftp_server 1.00b cpe:2.3:a:kmint21_software:golden_ftp_server:1.00b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kmint21_software golden_ftp_server 1.20b cpe:2.3:a:kmint21_software:golden_ftp_server:1.20b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kmint21_software golden_ftp_server 1.30b cpe:2.3:a:kmint21_software:golden_ftp_server:1.30b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kmint21_software golden_ftp_server 1.31b cpe:2.3:a:kmint21_software:golden_ftp_server:1.31b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kmint21_software golden_ftp_server 2.02b cpe:2.3:a:kmint21_software:golden_ftp_server:2.02b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0566

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