CVE-2013-10042 CRITICAL

CVE-2013-10042: freeFTPd <= 1.0.10 PASS Command Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

Vendor Freeftpd

Product freeFTPd

Weakness CWE-121

Published July 31, 2025

Last update May 15, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality —

Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 31, 2025 CVE published

May 15, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-10042 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html

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