CVE-2005-3683
Stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd before 1.0.9 with Logging enabled, allows remote...
Stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd before 1.0.9 with Logging enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long USER command.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd before 1.0.9 with Logging enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long USER command.
- Record
CVE-2005-3683- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd before 1.0.9 with Logging enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long USER command.
- Record
CVE-2005-3683- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3680 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd before 1.0.9 with Logging enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long USER command.
- Record
EUVD-2005-3680- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m9h7-wxh8-h355 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd before 1.0.9 with Logging enabled, allows remote...
Stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd before 1.0.9 with Logging enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long USER command.
- Record
GHSA-m9h7-wxh8-h355- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | freeFTPd 1.0.8 - 'USER' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2005-11-17 |
| Exploit-DB | freeFTPd 1.0 - 'Username' Remote Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-07-03 |
| Metasploit | freeFTPd 1.0 Username Overflow | 2005-11-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-3683 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Freeftpd, published November 19, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.