CVE-2005-4816

Buffer overflow in mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long password.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2005-4816 is rated Moderate Risk (60.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.84%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4816

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 2025-08-11 2.57% 2.84% +0.28%
2 2025-03-30 3.03% 2.57% -0.47%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.03% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4816

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-2005-4816

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-4816

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-4816 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (proftpd-dfsg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-4816
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-4816 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (proftpd, proftpd-dfsg), 10 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 2, needs-triage 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-4816

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4816

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.2.2 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_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 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_pre1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre2 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre3 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre4 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre5 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre6 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre7 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre8 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre9 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre10 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2_pre11 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2_pre11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proftpd_project proftpd 1.3.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4816

cvelogic Threat Intelligence