# CVE-2005-3589: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2005-11-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/20817
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15346
- http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/11/work-in-progress-filezilla-server.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113140190521377&w=2
- http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/11/filezilla-server-terminal-094d-dos-poc_21.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417307/30/0/threaded
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=298735
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1336
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/windows/ftp/filezilla_admin_user.rb

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