CVE-2012-5106
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
10.0
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a PUT command.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Freefloat FTP Server - 'PUT' Remote Buffer Overflow
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freefloat | freefloat_ftp_server | 1.0 | |
References
- http://infosec42.blogspot.com/2012/09/freefloatftp-10-put-buffer-overflow.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22351
- http://www.osvdb.org/88358
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79810
- http://infosec42.blogspot.com/2012/09/freefloatftp-10-put-buffer-overflow.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22351
- http://www.osvdb.org/88358
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79810
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.