CVE-2005-2850

SlimFTPd 3.17 - Denial of Service via USER and PASS Commands

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2850. PoCs published by Critical Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit is a proof-of-concept for a remote denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in SlimFTPd 3.17. It sends maliciously crafted USER and PASS commands to trigger a crash in the FTP server.

Description

SlimFTPd 3.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain (1) USER and (2) PASS commands, possibly due to a buffer overflow or off-by-one error.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Critical Security · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26219

This exploit is a proof-of-concept for a remote denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in SlimFTPd 3.17. It sends maliciously crafted USER and PASS commands to trigger a crash in the FTP server.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SlimFTPd 3.17
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.critical.lt/?vulnerabilities/8
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.critical.lt/research/slimftpd_dos2.c
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014831

Scores

EPSS 0.0741
EPSS Percentile 93.6%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
whitsoft_development/slimftpd 3.17
Published Sep 08, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026