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CVE-2013-10042

42
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-10042 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd version 1.0.10 and earlier, specifically within its handling of the FTP PASS command. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted password, leading to memory corruption and potentially denial of service or arbitrary code execution, provided the anonymous user account is enabled. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and readily available Metasploit modules, this vulnerability poses a significant risk, despite limited public discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 0, <= 1.0.10CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

9.3CRITICAL

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
HIGH
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: freeFTPd PASS Command Buffer Overflow · Aug 20, 2013
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0171 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

raw.githubusercontent.com / rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/freeftpd_pass.rb
Exploit
exploit-db.com / exploits/27747
Exploit
vulncheck.com / advisories/freeftpd-pass-command-stack-based-buffer-overflow
Third Party Advisory