CVE-2011-5166 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in KnFTP 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the (1) USER, (2) PASS, (3) REIN, (4) QUIT, (5) PORT, (6) PASV, (7) TYPE, (8) STRU, (9) MODE, (10) RETR, (11) STOR, (12) APPE, (13) ALLO, (14) REST, (15) RNFR, (16) RNTO, (17) ABOR, (18) DELE, (19) CWD, (20) LIST, (21) NLST, (22) SITE, (23) STST, (24) HELP, (25) NOOP, (26) MKD, (27) RMD, (28) PWD, (29) CDUP, (30) STOU, (31) SNMT, (32) SYST, and (33) XPWD commands.

Published: 2012-09-15

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 33.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elif_keir:knftp:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.33237.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-09/0015.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45907
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17819
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17856
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17870
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18089
http://www.osvdb.org/75147
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69557

History

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Subscriptions

Elif Keir Knftp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-09-15T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:30:46.804Z

Reserved: 2012-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-5166

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-09-15T17:55:04.753

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-5166

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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