CVE-2010-2251

The get1 command, as used by lftpget, in LFTP before 4.0.6 does not properly validate a server-provided filename before determining the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.

Published: 2010-07-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2251 is rated Moderate Risk (62/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.63%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.21% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2251

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.42% 3.63% +1.21%
2 2025-03-30 6.13% 2.42% -3.72%
3 2025-03-29 6.13%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2251

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2251

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2251

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2010-2251 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lftp), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2251
gentoo high CVE-2010-2251: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-08), 27 atom(s) (app-antivirus/bitdefender-console, app-arch/gzip, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-2251
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2251
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-2251 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lftp), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): released 5, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2251

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2251

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp <= 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.2.0a cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.2.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.4.10a cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.4.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 2.6.12 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_v._lukyanov lftp 3.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_v._lukyanov:lftp:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2251

URL Tags
http://lftp.yar.ru/news.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043597.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127411372529485&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127432968701342&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127611288927500&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127620248914170&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/40400
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0073
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2085
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2010-001.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514499/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1654 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591580
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602836
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