Name: CVE-2005-4816: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2006-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2005-4816, CVSS 7.3, EPSS 0.12772

Buffer overflow in mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long password.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade proftpd-dfsg	Jul 30, 2024	Dec 31, 2005
Proftp Proftpd	—	Update ProFTP ProFTPd to the latest version	Nov 6, 2025	Dec 23, 2006

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