CVE-2025-5218 (GCVE-0-2025-5218)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-27 01:00 – Updated: 2025-05-27 14:04
VLAI?
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component LITERAL Command Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Severity ?
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FreeFloat FTP Server Affected: 1.0.0
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Fernando Mengali (VulDB User)
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-5218",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "poc"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "yes"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-05-27T14:03:30.848693Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-05-27T14:04:36.799Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "exploit"
            ],
            "url": "https://fitoxs.com/exploit/exploit-f66cb45bc43c5d8d4240ce755cfd9a7be5b31de1e85f92ccf8e1c607b849bb5a.txt"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "modules": [
            "LITERAL Command Handler"
          ],
          "product": "FTP Server",
          "vendor": "FreeFloat",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.0.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "reporter",
          "value": "Fernando Mengali (VulDB User)"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component LITERAL Command Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used."
        },
        {
          "lang": "de",
          "value": "Es wurde eine Schwachstelle in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0 gefunden. Sie wurde als kritisch eingestuft. Betroffen hiervon ist ein unbekannter Ablauf der Komponente LITERAL Command Handler. Durch Manipulation mit unbekannten Daten kann eine buffer overflow-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Umgesetzt werden kann der Angriff \u00fcber das Netzwerk. Der Exploit steht zur \u00f6ffentlichen Verf\u00fcgung."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV4_0": {
            "baseScore": 6.9,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
            "version": "4.0"
          }
        },
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 7.3,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        },
        {
          "cvssV3_0": {
            "baseScore": 7.3,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.0"
          }
        },
        {
          "cvssV2_0": {
            "baseScore": 7.5,
            "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
            "version": "2.0"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-120",
              "description": "Buffer Overflow",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-119",
              "description": "Memory Corruption",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-05-27T01:00:09.362Z",
        "orgId": "1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5",
        "shortName": "VulDB"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "VDB-310314 | FreeFloat FTP Server LITERAL Command buffer overflow",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry"
          ],
          "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.310314"
        },
        {
          "name": "VDB-310314 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC)",
          "tags": [
            "signature",
            "permissions-required"
          ],
          "url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310314"
        },
        {
          "name": "Submit #582965 | FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0 Buffer Overflow",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory"
          ],
          "url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.582965"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "broken-link",
            "exploit"
          ],
          "url": "https://fitoxs.com/exploit/exploit-f66cb45bc43c5d8d4240ce755cfd9a7be5b31de1e85f92ccf8e1c607b849bb5a.txt"
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z",
          "value": "Advisory disclosed"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2025-05-26T02:00:00.000Z",
          "value": "VulDB entry created"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2025-05-26T15:43:46.000Z",
          "value": "VulDB entry last update"
        }
      ],
      "title": "FreeFloat FTP Server LITERAL Command buffer overflow"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5",
    "assignerShortName": "VulDB",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-5218",
    "datePublished": "2025-05-27T01:00:09.362Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-05-26T13:38:32.818Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-05-27T14:04:36.799Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2025-5218\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"published\":\"2025-05-27T01:15:19.220\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-06-05T15:58:31.370\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Analyzed\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component LITERAL Command Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Se encontr\u00f3 una vulnerabilidad clasificada como cr\u00edtica en FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0. Se ve afectada una funci\u00f3n desconocida del componente LITERAL Command Handler. La manipulaci\u00f3n provoca un desbordamiento del b\u00fafer. Es posible ejecutar el ataque de forma remota. Se ha hecho p\u00fablico el exploit y puede que sea utilizado.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV40\":[{\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"4.0\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X\",\"baseScore\":6.9,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"attackRequirements\":\"NONE\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"vulnConfidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"vulnIntegrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"vulnAvailabilityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"subConfidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"subIntegrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"subAvailabilityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"exploitMaturity\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"confidentialityRequirement\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"integrityRequirement\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"availabilityRequirement\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedAttackVector\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedAttackComplexity\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedAttackRequirements\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedPrivilegesRequired\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedUserInteraction\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"Safety\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"Automatable\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"Recovery\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"valueDensity\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"vulnerabilityResponseEffort\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"providerUrgency\":\"NOT_DEFINED\"}}],\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\",\"baseScore\":7.3,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"LOW\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":3.4},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":9.8,\"baseSeverity\":\"CRITICAL\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\",\"baseScore\":7.5,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitabilityScore\":10.0,\"impactScore\":6.4,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-119\"},{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-120\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-120\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:freefloat:ftp_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"4425C709-720F-4D39-9983-525BF907CB66\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://fitoxs.com/exploit/exploit-f66cb45bc43c5d8d4240ce755cfd9a7be5b31de1e85f92ccf8e1c607b849bb5a.txt\",\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\"]},{\"url\":\"https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310314\",\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"tags\":[\"Permissions Required\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"https://vuldb.com/?id.310314\",\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"https://vuldb.com/?submit.582965\",\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"https://fitoxs.com/exploit/exploit-f66cb45bc43c5d8d4240ce755cfd9a7be5b31de1e85f92ccf8e1c607b849bb5a.txt\",\"source\":\"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\"]}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2025-5218\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"poc\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"yes\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-05-27T14:03:30.848693Z\"}}}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://fitoxs.com/exploit/exploit-f66cb45bc43c5d8d4240ce755cfd9a7be5b31de1e85f92ccf8e1c607b849bb5a.txt\", \"tags\": [\"exploit\"]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-05-27T14:03:33.272Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"FreeFloat FTP Server LITERAL Command buffer overflow\", \"credits\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"reporter\", \"value\": \"Fernando Mengali (VulDB User)\"}], \"metrics\": [{\"cvssV4_0\": {\"version\": \"4.0\", \"baseScore\": 6.9, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N\"}}, {\"cvssV3_1\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 7.3, \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\"}}, {\"cvssV3_0\": {\"version\": \"3.0\", \"baseScore\": 7.3, \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\"}}, {\"cvssV2_0\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"baseScore\": 7.5, \"vectorString\": \"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\"}}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"FreeFloat\", \"modules\": [\"LITERAL Command Handler\"], \"product\": \"FTP Server\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"1.0.0\"}]}], \"timeline\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"time\": \"2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z\", \"value\": \"Advisory disclosed\"}, {\"lang\": \"en\", \"time\": \"2025-05-26T02:00:00.000Z\", \"value\": \"VulDB entry created\"}, {\"lang\": \"en\", \"time\": \"2025-05-26T15:43:46.000Z\", \"value\": \"VulDB entry last update\"}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.310314\", \"name\": \"VDB-310314 | FreeFloat FTP Server LITERAL Command buffer overflow\", \"tags\": [\"vdb-entry\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310314\", \"name\": \"VDB-310314 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC)\", \"tags\": [\"signature\", \"permissions-required\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?submit.582965\", \"name\": \"Submit #582965 | FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0 Buffer Overflow\", \"tags\": [\"third-party-advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://fitoxs.com/exploit/exploit-f66cb45bc43c5d8d4240ce755cfd9a7be5b31de1e85f92ccf8e1c607b849bb5a.txt\", \"tags\": [\"broken-link\", \"exploit\"]}], \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component LITERAL Command Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.\"}, {\"lang\": \"de\", \"value\": \"Es wurde eine Schwachstelle in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0.0 gefunden. Sie wurde als kritisch eingestuft. Betroffen hiervon ist ein unbekannter Ablauf der Komponente LITERAL Command Handler. Durch Manipulation mit unbekannten Daten kann eine buffer overflow-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Umgesetzt werden kann der Angriff \\u00fcber das Netzwerk. Der Exploit steht zur \\u00f6ffentlichen Verf\\u00fcgung.\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-120\", \"description\": \"Buffer Overflow\"}]}, {\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-119\", \"description\": \"Memory Corruption\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5\", \"shortName\": \"VulDB\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-05-27T01:00:09.362Z\"}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2025-5218\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-05-27T14:04:36.799Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2025-05-26T13:38:32.818Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5\", \"datePublished\": \"2025-05-27T01:00:09.362Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"VulDB\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.