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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2012-10023 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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CNA:  VulnCheck
CVSS-B 6.9 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://my.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/freefloat_ftp_server_user_cmd VulnCheck Third Party Advisory 
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/freefloatftp_user.rb VulnCheck Exploit 
https://web.archive.org/web/20101208040029/http://secunia.com/advisories/42465/ VulnCheck Third Party Advisory 
https://web.archive.org/web/20101213050627/http://www.freefloat.com/sv/about-/about-.php VulnCheck Product 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15689 VulnCheck Exploit 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23243 CISA-ADP, VulnCheck Exploit 
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freefloat-ftp-server-user-command-buffer-overflow VulnCheck Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow VulnCheck  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-10023
NVD Published Date:
08/05/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/03/2025
Source:
VulnCheck