Stack-based buffer overflow in AmmSoft ScriptFTP 3.3 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a response to a LIST command, as demonstrated using (1) GETLIST or (2) GETFILE in a ScriptFTP script.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-3976 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 66.26%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.90% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17948 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-10-09 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 17904 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-09-29 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 17876 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-09-20 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-01-10 | 64.36% | 66.26% | +1.90% |
| 2 | 2025-04-30 | 66.26% | 64.36% | -1.90% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 66.26% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/46099 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.digital-echidna.org/2011/09/scriptftp-3-3-remote-buffer-overflow-exploit-0day/ | Exploit URL Repurposed |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17876 | Exploit |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440219 | US Government Resource |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49707 | Exploit |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69962 |