CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4816

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the mod_radius module of ProFTPD before version 1.3.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a long password.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes potential remote code execution by an unauthenticated attacker, which could lead to full compromise of the FTP server and data confidentiality.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade ProFTPD to version 1.3.0rc2 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS