VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1873

Multiple buffer overflows in Crob FTP 3.6.1, and possibly earlier versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an FTP command with a large string followed by the RMD command with a long string or (2) a globbing ("*") character…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.01%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 5.01% probability · 92th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 3 June 2005
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: crob/crob ftp
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 5.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-1028 source ↗	Crob FTP Server 3.6.1 - Remote Stack Overflowwindows · Leon Juranic	remote	3 June 2005	yes

References

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