CVE-2013-10042

critical · 9.3

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.

9.3

CVSS

1.7%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

76th

EPSS percentile

2025-07-31

Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-121

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
freeftpd	freeftpd	<= 1.0.10

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

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

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2013-10042