CVE-2012-10023 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FreeFloat FTP Server version 1.0.0. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending an excessively long username string to the USER command, overflowing the allocated buffer. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freefloat:freefloat_ftp_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE match | cpe:2.3:a:freefloat:ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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