Buffer overflow in SlimFTPd 3.15 and 3.16 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory name to (1) LIST, (2) DELE or (3) RNFR commands.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2373 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 37.41%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +9.41% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16729 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-10-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 28.00% | 37.41% | +9.41% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 37.41% | 28.00% | -9.41% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 37.41% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| whitsoft_development | slimftpd | 3.15 | cpe:2.3:a:whitsoft_development:slimftpd:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| whitsoft_development | slimftpd | 3.16 | cpe:2.3:a:whitsoft_development:slimftpd:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |