CVE-2025-5218 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0, specifically within an unknown function of its LITERAL Command Handler. This flaw allows for remote exploitation without authentication, carrying a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not yet observed in active exploitation (KEV), public exploit disclosure and significant community discussion (10 mentions) indicate a high likelihood of future attacks. Organizations using FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0 should prioritize mitigation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freefloat:ftp_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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.