CVE-2013-10042

9.3 criticalEPSS 2.8%

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in freeFTPd version 1.0.10 and earlier in the handling of the FTP PASS command. When an attacker sends a specially crafted password string, the application fails to validate input length, resulting in memory corruption. This can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires the anonymous user account to be enabled.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

9.3 critical

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

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-121
Published: 2025-07-31
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

freeftpd:freeftpd

References

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

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