CVE-2005-0779

PlatinumFTP 1.0.18 - Denial of Service via Backslash in Username

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0779. PoCs published by ports.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in PlatinumFTPServer by repeatedly establishing connections and attempting authentication with a malformed username. The script uses the Net::FTP module to flood the server with connections, causing it to crash.

Description

PlatinumFTP 1.0.18, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via multiple connection attempts with a \ (backslash) in the username.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ports · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25218

This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in PlatinumFTPServer by repeatedly establishing connections and attempting authentication with a malformed username. The script uses the Net::FTP module to flood the server with connections, causing it to crash.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PlatinumFTPServer 10.1.18
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455609/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19674
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12790
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111066232415249&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0313
EPSS Percentile 86.2%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
platinumftp/platinumftpserver 1.0.18
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026