CVE-2005-2390

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in ProFTPD before 1.3.0rc2 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information via (1) certain inputs to the shutdown message from ftpshut, or (2) the SQLShowInfo mod_sql directive.

Published: 2005-07-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2390 is rated Moderate Risk (52.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.23%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2390

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 1.47% 1.23% -0.24%
2 2025-03-29 1.23% 1.47% +0.24%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.23% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2390

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2390

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2390

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2390 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (proftpd, proftpd-dfsg), 10 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): DNE 4, released 4, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2390

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2390

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.0_pre9 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.0_pre10 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_pre10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.0_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.1_final cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.1_final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.2_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.2_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.2_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.2_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.2_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.2_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.5_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.5_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.5_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.5_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.5_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.6_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.6_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.6_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.6_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.6_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.7_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.7_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.7_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.7_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.7_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.7_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.8_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.8_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.8_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.8_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.9_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.9_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.9_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.9_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.9_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.9_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.10_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.10_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.10_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.10_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.3.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2390

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