CVE-2005-0850

FileZilla FTP server before 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a request for a filename containing an MS-DOS device name such as CON, NUL, COM1, LPT1, and others.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0850 is rated Low Risk (31.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0850

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 2026-03-06 0.15% 0.14% -0.01%
2 2026-03-05 0.11% 0.15% +0.04%
3 2025-10-17 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0850

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0850

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0850

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
filezilla-project filezilla_server < 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:filezilla-project:filezilla_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0850

URL Tags
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=21558&release_id=314473 Product Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12865 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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