Buffer overflow in Golden FTP Server 1.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long APPE command. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4553 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.16%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1381 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-12-20 | 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 | 8.14% | 5.16% | -2.98% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 5.16% | 8.14% | +2.98% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 5.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| kmint21_software | golden_ftp_server | 1.92 | cpe:2.3:a:kmint21_software:golden_ftp_server:1.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |