CVE-2005-4569

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in index.fts in FTGate Technology (formerly known as Floosietek) FTGate 4.4 (aka Build 4.4.000 Oct 26 2005) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long tzoffset value.

Published: 2005-12-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4569 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.77%). Core evidence: 2 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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-4569

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4569

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 2026-06-17 3.68% 3.77% +0.09%
2 2026-06-15 18.25% 3.68% -14.57%
3 2025-03-30 18.25%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4569

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-2005-4569

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4569

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
floosietek ftgate 4.4_build_4.4.000 cpe:2.3:a:floosietek:ftgate:4.4_build_4.4.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4569

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