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title: "CVE-2005-3589: Buffer overflow in FileZilla Server… | CubePath"
description: "Buffer overflow in FileZilla Server Terminal 0.9.4d may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (terminal crash) via a long USER ftp command."
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3589
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# CVE-2005-3589: Buffer overflow in FileZilla Server… | CubePath

## Description

Buffer overflow in FileZilla Server Terminal 0.9.4d may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (terminal crash) via a long USER ftp command.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3589)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.52860 (52.9% probability)

Percentile

99.0%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [20817](http://www.osvdb.org/20817)  (osvdb.org) vdb-entry
- [15346](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15346)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/11/work-in-progress-filezil…](http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/11/work-in-progress-filezilla-server.html)
- [20051107 Work in Progress: FileZilla Server Terminal V0.9.4d Buffer Overflow](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113140190521377&w=2)  (marc.info) mailing-list
- [ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/11/filezilla-server-termina…](http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/11/filezilla-server-terminal-094d-dos-poc%5F21.html)
- [20051121 Re: Work in Progress: FileZilla Server Terminal V0.9.4d Buffer Overflow](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417307/30/0/threaded)  (securityfocus.com) mailing-list
- [sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release\_id=298735](http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release%5Fid=298735)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Nov 16, 2005
2. Record published Nov 16, 2005
3. Record last updated Aug 7, 2024

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