CVE-2005-0851

NUCLEI

FileZilla Server < 0.9.6 - Denial of Service via MODE Z Compression

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2005-0851 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

FileZilla FTP server before 0.9.6, when using MODE Z (zlib compression), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain file uploads or directory listings.

Nuclei Templates (1)

FileZilla Server < 0.9.6 - DoS via MODE Z Infinite Loop
MEDIUMVERIFIEDby pussycat0x
Shodan: product:"FileZilla"

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12865
Product, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=21558&release_id=314473

Scores

EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (1)
filezilla-project/filezilla_server < 0.9.6
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026