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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 4.0
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
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.