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CVE-2011-5166

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,…

High7.5EPSS 6.5%
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mitre

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2011-5166, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

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