CVE-2012-10023

Critical

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in FreeFloat FTP Server version 1.0.0. The server fails to properly validate input passed to the USER command, allowing remote attackers to overwrite memory and potentially execute arbitrary code. The flaw is triggered by sending an overly long username string, which overflows the buffer allocated for user authentication.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductFreefloat Ftp Server
PublishedAug 5, 2025
First seenAug 5, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-121CWE-121

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freefloat freefloat_ftp_server1.0—

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