CVE-2005-0312

WarFTPD 1.82 RC9 - Authenticated Denial of Service via CWD Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0312. PoCs published by MC.Iglo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in War FTP Daemon 1.82.00-RC9 by sending a malformed CWD command with a payload of repeated format specifiers, causing the service to crash.

Description

WarFTPD 1.82 RC9, when running as an NT service, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (access violation) via a CWD command with a crafted pathname, as demonstrated using a large string of "%s" sequences, possibly indicating a format string vulnerability.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MC.Iglo · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25063

This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in War FTP Daemon 1.82.00-RC9 by sending a malformed CWD command with a payload of repeated format specifiers, causing the service to crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: War FTP Daemon 1.82.00-RC9
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server · Valid FTP credentials (anonymous or otherwise)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19129
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12384
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.jgaa.com/index.php?cmd=ShowReport&ID=02643
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110687202332039&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0272
EPSS Percentile 84.2%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
war_ftp_daemon/war_ftp_daemon 1.8
war_ftp_daemon/war_ftp_daemon 1.82_rc9
Published Jan 27, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026