{"id":"CVE-2005-3992","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2005-3992","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:31:00.635Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2005-12-04T23:03:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:18:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["wineggdropshell/wineggdropshell"],"epss":{"score":0.0495,"percentile":0.92105,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2005-12-02","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":1353,"kind":"exploit","title":"WinEggDropShell 1.7 - Multiple Remote Stack Overflows (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1353","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/1353.py","file":"exploits/windows/dos/1353.py","published":"2005-12-02","added":"2005-12-01","updated":null,"author":"Sowhat","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-21542","CVE-2005-3992"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0059.html","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/226","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secway.org/advisory/AD20051202.txt","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418398","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15682","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0059.html","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/226","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secway.org/advisory/AD20051202.txt","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418398","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15682","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3992","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}