CVE-2012-5905
Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service ...
Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a FEAT command.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a FEAT command.
- Record
CVE-2012-5905- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a FEAT command.
- Record
CVE-2012-5905- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5779 No score
Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a FEAT command.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5779- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6cp-9cff-68rv No score
Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service ...
Buffer overflow in KnFTPd 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a FEAT command.
- Record
GHSA-w6cp-9cff-68rv- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | KnFTPd 1.0.0 - 'FEAT' Denial of Service (PoC) | 2012-03-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5905 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Elif Keir Knftpd, published November 17, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.86%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.