CVE-2012-10055 (GCVE-0-2012-10055)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-13 20:33 – Updated: 2025-08-14 13:49
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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.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
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
CWE
  • CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ComSndFTP FTP Server Affected: 1.3.7 Beta
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ChaoYi Huang
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