CVE-2005-2961

Exp

Buffer overflow in the get_string_ahref function for ProZilla 1.3.7.4 and possibly earlier, with the -ftpsearch option enabled, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a search response with a crafted string in the HREF field of an <A> tag.

Published: 2005-10-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2961 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.62%, 94th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.77% 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-2005-2961

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1238 exploit_db edb 2005-10-02 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2961

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 5.85% 8.62% +2.77%
2 2025-03-30 8.93% 5.85% -3.08%
3 2025-03-29 — 8.93% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2961

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-2005-2961

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2961

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
prozilla prozilla_download_accelerator 1.3.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:prozilla:prozilla_download_accelerator:1.3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2961

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