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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0484 · published 30 March 2005

CVE-2005-0484: Gproftpd vulnerability

GGproftpd · Gproftpd

Format string vulnerability in gprostats for GProFTPD before 8.1.9 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP transfer with a crafted filename that causes format string specifiers to be inserted into the ProFTPD transfer log.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 11% · top 4.3%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in gprostats for GProFTPD before 8.1.9 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP transfer with a crafted filename that causes format string specifiers to be inserted into the ProFTPD transfer log.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81894 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-26.xml Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81894 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-26.xml Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0484), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.