Vulnerabilites related to ComSndFTP - FTP Server
CVE-2012-10055 (GCVE-0-2012-10055)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-13 20:33
Modified
2025-08-14 13:49
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CWE
- CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Summary
ComSndFTP FTP Server version 1.3.7 Beta contains a format string vulnerability in its handling of the USER command. By sending a specially crafted username containing format specifiers, a remote attacker can overwrite a hardcoded function pointer in memory (specifically WSACleanup from Ws2_32.dll). This allows the attacker to redirect execution flow and bypass DEP protections using a ROP chain, ultimately leading to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is exploitable without authentication and affects default configurations.
References
Impacted products
Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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ComSndFTP | FTP Server |
Version: 1.3.7 Beta |
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