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CVE-2012-5106 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a…

published 2014-06-20 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5029

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.1%
EPSS 14.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a PUT command.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22351)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

14.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22351 Freefloat FTP Server - 'PUT' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2012-10-30
  • infosec42.blogspot.com http://infosec42.blogspot.com/2012/09/freefloatftp-10-put-buffer-overflow.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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