CVE-2010-4221

N/A

Published: November 9, 2010 at 08:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorProFTPD

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 91%

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the pr_netio_telnet_gets function in netio.c in ProFTPD before 1.3.3c allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a TELNET IAC escape character to a (1) FTP or (2) FTPS server.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ProFTPD · Proftpd

95%

1.3.2 1.3.2 a 1.3.2 b 1.3.2 c 1.3.2 d 1.3.2 e 1.3.2 rc3 1.3.2 rc4 1.3.3 1.3.3 a 1.3.3 b 1.3.3 rc1 1.3.3 rc2 1.3.3 rc3 1.3.3 rc4

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (13)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit

Source: [email protected]

http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3521

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050687.html

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050703.html

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050726.html

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/42052

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/42217

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA

Source: [email protected]

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:227

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: [email protected]

http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.3c

CVSS

10HIGH[email protected]

Confidentiality: COMPLETE
Integrity: COMPLETE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-119

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