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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-3992

Multiple buffer overflows in WinEggDropShell remote access trojan (RAT) 1.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long GET request to the HTTP server, or a long (2) USER or (3) PASS command to the FTP server.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.95%

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

Multiple buffer overflows in WinEggDropShell remote access trojan (RAT) 1.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long GET request to the HTTP server, or a long (2) USER or (3) PASS command to the FTP server.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
4.95% probability · 92th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 December 2005
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
wineggdropshell/wineggdropshell
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 4.95%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 5.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. 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-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-1353source ↗WinEggDropShell 1.7 - Multiple Remote Stack Overflows (PoC)windows · Sowhatdos2 December 2005yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.