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CVE-2010-4652

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4652 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in ProFTPD versions prior to 1.3.3d, specifically within the sql_prepare_where function when the mod_sql module is enabled. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted username containing substitution tags. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.2.0:pre10:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.2.0:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1134 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bugs.proftpd.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitPatch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053537.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053540.html
phrack.org / issues.html
proftpd.org / docs/RELEASE_NOTES-1.3.3d
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitPatch
debian.org / security/2011/dsa-2191
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/44933
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0248
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0331